Search Results - "SAPALDIA TEAM"

Occupational Exposure to Dusts, Gases, and Fumes and Incidence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the Swiss Cohort Study on Air Pollution and Lung and Heart Diseases in Adults by MEHTA, Amar J, MIEDINGER, David, RUSSI, Erich W, SCHIKOWSKI, Tamara, SCHINDLER, Christian, SCHWARTZ, Joel, TURK, Alexander, VERMEULEN, Roel, PROBST-HENSCH, Nicole, KÜNZLI, Nino, SAPALDIA TEAM, KEIDEL, Dirk, BETTSCHARTR, Robert, BIRCHES, Andreas, BRIDEVAUX, Pierre-Olivier, CURJURIC, Ivan, KROMHOUT, Hans, ROCHAT, Thierry, ROTHE, Thomas

“…There is limited evidence from population-based studies demonstrating incidence of spirometric-defined chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in…”
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Validity of Annoyance Scores for Estimation of Long Term Air Pollution Exposure in Epidemiologic Studies by Oglesby, Lucy, Künzli, Nino, Monn, Christian, Schindler, Christian, Ackermann-Liebrich, Ursula, Leuenberger, Philippe, the SAPALDIA Team

“…In air pollution epidemiology, estimates of long term exposure are often based on measurements made at one fixed site monitor per area. This may lead to…”
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Improvements in PM10 Exposure and Reduced Rates of Respiratory Symptoms in a Cohort of Swiss Adults (SAPALDIA) by Schindler, Christian, Keidel, Dirk, Gerbase, Margaret W, Zemp, Elisabeth, Bettschart, Robert, Brandli, Otto, Brutsche, Martin H, Burdet, Luc, Karrer, Werner, Knopfli, Bruno, Pons, Marco, Rapp, Regula, Bayer-Oglesby, Lucy, Kunzli, Nino, Schwartz, Joel, Liu, Lee-Jane S, Ackermann-Liebrich, Ursula, Rochat, Thierry, SAPALDIA Team

“…Reductions in mortality following improvements in air quality were documented by several studies, and our group found, in an earlier analysis, that decreasing…”
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Heart Rate Variability in Association with Frequent Use of Household Sprays and Scented Products in SAPALDIA by Mehta, Amar J., Adam, Martin, Schaffner, Emmanuel, Barthélémy, Jean-Claude, Carballo, David, Gaspoz, Jean-Michel, Rochat, Thierry, Schindler, Christian, Schwartz, Joel, Zock, Jan-Paul, Künzli, Nino, Probst-Hensch, Nicole

“…Background: Household cleaning products are associated with adverse respiratory health outcomes, but the cardiovascular health effects are largely unknown…”
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Characterization of Source-Specific Air Pollution Exposure for a Large Population-Based Swiss Cohort (SAPALDIA) by L. -J. Sally Liu, Ivan Curjuric, Dirk Keidel, Jürg Heldstab, Künzli, Nino, Bayer-Oglesby, Lucy, Ackermann-Liebrich, Ursula, Schindler, Christian, SAPALDIA Team

“…Background: Although the dispersion model approach has been used in some epidemiologic studies to examine health effects of traffic-specific air pollution, no…”
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HMOX1 and GST variants modify attenuation of FEF25-75% decline due to PM10 reduction by Curjuric, I, Imboden, M, Schindler, C, Downs, S. H, Hersberger, M, Liu, S. L. J, Matyas, G, Russi, E. W, Schwartz, J, Thun, G. A, Postma, D. S, Rochat, T, Probst-Hensch, N. M, SAPALDIA team

“…Reduced exposure to particulate matter with a 50% cut-off aerodynamic diameter of 10 microm (PM(10)) attenuated age-related lung function decline in our…”
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Circulating alpha1-antitrypsin in the general population: determinants and association with lung function by Senn, Oliver, Russi, Erich W, Schindler, Christian, Imboden, Medea, von Eckardstein, Arnold, Brändli, Otto, Zemp, Elisabeth, Ackermann-Liebrich, Ursula, Berger, Wolfgang, Rochat, Thierry, Luisetti, Maurizio, Probst-Hensch, Nicole M

“…Severe alpha1-antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency associated with low AAT blood concentrations is an established genetic COPD risk factor. Less is known about the…”
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Exposure to Motor Vehicle Traffic and Allergic Sensitization by Wyler, Catherine, Braun-Fahrländer, Charlotte, Künzli, Nino, Schindler, Christian, Ackermann-Liebrich, Ursula, Perruchoud, André P., Leuenberger, Philippe, Wüthrich, Brunello, The Swiss Study on Air Pollution and Lung Diseases in Adults (SAPALDIA) Team

“…We examined the association between the presence of an allergic sensitization and seasonal allergic diseases or symptoms and the exposure to road traffic in…”
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Determinants of change in airway reactivity over 11 years in the SAPALDIA population study by CURIURIC, ZEMP, E, KÜNZLI, N, PONS, M, SCHWARTZ, J, SCHINDLER, C, ROCHAT, T, TEAM, Sapaldia, DRATVA, J, ACKERMANN-LIEBRICH, U, BRIDEVAUX, P.-O, BETTSCHART, R. W, BRUTSCHE, M, FREY, M, GERBASE, M. W, KNÖPFLI, B

“…We investigated determinants of change in bronchial reactivity in the Swiss Cohort Study on Air Pollution and Lung Diseases in Adults (SAPALDIA), a…”
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Validity of annoyance scores for estimation of long term air pollution exposure in epidemiologic studies: the Swiss Study on Air Pollution and Lung Diseases in Adults (SAPALDIA) by Oglesby, L, Künzli, N, Monn, C, Schindler, C, Ackermann-Liebrich, U, Leuenberger, P

“…In air pollution epidemiology, estimates of long term exposure are often based on measurements made at one fixed site monitor per area. This may lead to…”
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Clinical diagnosis of current asthma: predictive value of respiratory symptoms in the SAPALDIA study by Sistek, D, Tschopp, J-M, Schindler, C, Brutsche, M, Ackermann-Liebrich, U, Perruchoud, A-P, Leuenberger, P, SAPALDIA team

“…Bronchial asthma is a very common disease which often remains underdiagnosed. The aim of this study was to determine the predictive value of the most common…”
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Respiratory Effects of Environmental Tobacco Exposure Are Enhanced by Bronchial Hyperreactivity by Gerbase, Margaret W, Schindler, Christian, Zellweger, Jean-Pierre, Kunzli, Nino, Downs, Sara H, Brandli, Otto, Schwartz, Joel, Frey, Martin, Burdet, Luc, Rochat, Thierry, Ackermann-Liebrich, Ursula, Leuenberger, Philippe, on behalf of SAPALDIA Team

“…Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) is associated with increased reports of respiratory symptoms and reduced lung function, but the long-term effects…”
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Differences in Heart Rate Variability Associated with Long-Term Exposure to${\rm NO}_{2} by Dietrich, Denise Felber, Gemperli, Armin, Gaspoz, Jean-Michel, Schindler, Christian, Liu, L.-J. Sally, Gold, Diane R., Schwartz, Joel, Rochat, Thierry, Barthélémy, Jean-Claude, Pons, Marco, Roche, Frédéric, Hensch, Nicole M. Probst, Bridevaux, Pierre-Olivier, Gerbase, Margaret W., Neu, Urs, Ackermann-Liebrich, Ursula, The SAPALDIA Team

“…Background: Heart rate variability (HRV), a measure of cardiac autonomic tone, has been associated with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Short-term…”
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Variability of reproductive history across the Swiss SAPALDIA cohort - Patterns and main determinants by Dratva, Julia, Zemp, Elisabeth, Staedele, Patricia, Schindler, Christian, Constanza, Michael, Gerbase, Margaret, Probst-Hensch, Nicole, Rochat, Thierry, Ackermann-Liebrich, Ursula, The sapaldia-team

“…Background: Reproductive characteristics play an aetiological role for many diseases, including reproductive cancers. They have been shown to vary…”
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Clinically “small” effects of air pollution on FVC have a large public health impact by Künzli, N., Ackermann‐Liebrich, U., Brändli, O, Tschopp, J.M, Schindler, C., Leuenberger, P.

“…Epidemiological studies have repeatedly established adverse health effects due to long‐term exposure to ambient air pollution. The Swiss Study on Air Pollution…”
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Passive Smoking Exposure among Adults and the Dynamics of Respiratory Symptoms in a Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study by Jayet, Pierre-Yves, Schindler, Christian, Schwartz, Joel, Künzli, Nino, Zellweger, Jean-Pierre, Ackermann-Liebrich, Ursula, Leuenberger, Philippe

“…Objectives The aim of this study was to measure the effects of past exposure to environmental tobacco smoke on the day-to-day dynamics of four…”
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Air pollution, climate and pollen comparisons in urban, rural and alpine regions in Switzerland (SAPALDIA study) by Monn, Christian, Alean-Kirkpatrick, Pamela, Künzli, Nino, Defila, Claudio, Peeters, Annie, Ackermann-Liebrich, Ursula, Leuenberger, Philippe

“…The aim of this paper is to show spatial differences and correlations in long- term air pollution measurements in the eight SAPALDIA sites (Swiss Study on Air…”
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Particulate matter<10 mu m (PM sub(1) sub(0) ) and total suspended particulates (TSP) in urban, rural and alpine air in Switzerland by Monn, Ch, Braendli, O, Schaeppi, G, Schindler, Ch, Ackermann-Liebrich, U, Leuenberger, Ph, Team, Sapaldia

“…Ambient concentrations of particulate matter of less than 10 mu m aerodynamic diameter were measured in Switzerland for a 1 yr period in 1993 at a dozen urban,…”
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SERPINA1 Gene Variants in Individuals from the General Population with Reduced {alpha}1-Antitrypsin Concentrations by Zorzetto, Michele, Russi, Erich, Senn, Oliver, Imboden, Medea, Ferrarotti, Ilaria, Tinelli, Carmine, Campo, Ilaria, Ottaviani, Stefania, Scabini, Roberta, von Eckardstein, Arnold, Berger, Wolfgang, Brandli, Otto, Rochat, Thierry, Luisetti, Maurizio, Probst-Hensch, Nicole, SAPALDIA Team

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Associations between Lung Function and Estimated Average Exposure to NO2in Eight Areas of Switzerland by Schindler, Christian, Ackermann-Liebrich, Ursula, Leuenberger, Philippe, Monn, Christian, Rapp, Regula, Bolognini, Gianfranco, Bongard, Jean-Pierre, Brändli, Otto, Domenighetti, Guido, Karrer, Werner, Keller, Roland, Medici, Tullio G., Perruchoud, André P., Schöni, Martin H., Tschopp, Jean-Marie, Villiger, Beat, Zellweger, Jean-Pierre, The SAPALDIA Team

“…In this paper, we present results from the SAPALDIA study (Swiss Study on Air Pollution and Lung Diseases in Adults) regarding associations between lung…”
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