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OBJECTIVE The authors examined the relations between self-reported work tasks, use of cleaning products and latex glove use with new-onset asthma among nurses and other healthcare workers in the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS II). METHODS In a random population sample of adults from 22 European sites, 332 participants reported working in nursing and other related healthca...
BACKGROUND Standardized questionnaire is one of key instruments for general population surveys. OBJECTIVE The present study aimed to develop and validate the Korean version of the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS) screening questionnaire for adult asthma surveys. METHODS The ECRHS screening questionnaire was translated into Korean language according to the international c...
BACKGROUND Published data suggest that asthma is significantly under/misdiagnosed. The present community-based study performed in Italy aims at investigating the level of asthma under/misdiagnosis among patients referring to the General Practitioner (GP) for respiratory symptoms and undergoing Inhaled corticosteroids. METHODS A sub-analysis of a previously published observational cross-sectio...
RATIONALE Cleaning tasks may imply exposure to chemical agents with potential harmful effects to the respiratory system, and increased risk of asthma and respiratory symptoms among professional cleaners and in persons cleaning at home has been reported. The long-term consequences of cleaning agents on respiratory health are, however, not well described. OBJECTIVES This paper aims to investiga...
OBJECTIVES Reported associations of self-employment with occupational injury and cerebrovascular disease suggest that worker safety and health precautions may vary by occupational status. The authors assessed the extent to which use of respiratory protection and ventilation equipment is associated with self-employed versus employee status among adults in an international study. METHODS The Eu...
BACKGROUND There are few longitudinal studies that have examined the association of lung function decline with indoor mould and dampness. Lung function decline in relation to dampness and mould in the home has studied in adults over a 9 year period. METHODS Spirometry was performed twice in participants in the European Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS I and II) who were initially examined age...
We wish to comment upon the paper of CHINN et al. [1] in which both weight and aerosol output data were given for 193 Mefar nebulizers from 27 centres involved in the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS). A single centre in Turin determined nebulizer output using the sodium fluoride (NaF) tracer method described by DENNIS et al. [2]. The weight output was given as 11 mg·s-1 with...
International and regional prevalence comparisons are required to test and generate hypotheses regarding the causes of increasing asthma prevalence in various age groups worldwide. The International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) is the first such study in children and the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS) is the first such study in adults. Therefore, a co...
half of the 20th century has not been evenly distributed according to recent surveys. We assessed changes in the prevalence of asthma after a period of 9 to 10 years in a cohort of young adults in the Spanish arm of the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS). MATERIAL AND METHODS: The ECRHS-II is a multicenter cohort study taking place in 27 centers around Europe, with Spanish cen...
International variations in asthma treatment compliance. The results of the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS). I. Cerveri, F. Locatelli, M.C. Zoia, A. Corsico, S. Accordini, R. de Marco, on behalf of the ECRHS. #ERS Journals Ltd 1999. ABSTRACT: Noncompliance to medication is a major barrier to effective asthma management. Its real extent and geographical variation throughout ...
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