Wheeze, cough, atopy, and indoor environment in the Scottish Highlands

JB Austin, G Russell - Archives of disease in childhood, 1997 - adc.bmj.com
A questionnaire which included items on wheeze, cough, eczema, hay fever, and indoor
environment, including parental smoking habits, pet ownership, heating and cooking …

Time trends and seasonal variation in hospital admissions for childhood asthma in the Athens region of Greece: 1978-88.

K Priftis, J Anagnostakis, E Harokopos, I Orfanou… - Thorax, 1993 - thorax.bmj.com
BACKGROUND--The aim of the study was to determine the trend and seasonal variation in
hospital admissions for childhood asthma in the Athens region of Greece. METHODS--Data …

Particularities of pollen allergies in Greece.

PS Papageorgiou - Pediatric pulmonology. Supplement, 1999 - europepmc.org
Pollen allergy is a significant clinical problem in older Greek children causing approximately
25% of respiratory allergic disease in children of mean age 10 years. This is due to climatic …

Differences in prevalence of allergic sensitization in urban and rural school children

P Crimi, M Boidi, P Minale, C Tazzer, S Zanrdi… - Annals of Allergy …, 1999 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Environmental factors are important causes of sensitization, even though
the effect of specific pollutants and the interaction between pollution and aeroallergens are …

Asthma triggers in the elementary school environment: a pilot study

PJ Dautel, L Whitehead, S Tortolero… - Journal of …, 1999 - Taylor & Francis
Asthma, a major cause of school absenteeism, can be triggered by allergens and irritants in
the child's environment. A new measurement tool, the Environmental Observation Checklist …

Allergenicity of grass pollen in settled dust in rural and urban homes in Finland

E Yli‐Panula - Grana, 1997 - Taylor & Francis
The concentration of grass‐pollen allergens in settled dust was measured over a period of
11 weeks in ten homes, five situated in an urban area and five in a rural area, in …