Follow-up of the Swiss Cohort Study on Air Pollution and Lung Diseases in Adults (SAPALDIA 2) 1991-2003: Methods and characterization of participants

Sozial- und Praventivmedizin

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 245-263

  Ackermann Liebrich, Ursula ^a,c   Kuna Dibbert, Birgit ^a,c   Probst Hensch, Nicole M ^b,c   Schindler, Christian ^a,c   Dietrich, Denise Felber ^a,c   Stutz, Elisabeth Zemp ^a,c   Bayer Oglesby, Lucy ^a,c   Baum, Felix ^a   Brändli, Otto ^c   Brutsche, Martin ^c,d   Downs, Sara H ^a,c   Keidel, Dirk ^a,c   Gerbase, Margaret W ^c,e   Imboden, Medea ^b,c   Keller, Roland ^c,f   Knöpfli, Bruno ^c,g   Künzli, Nino ^c,h   Nicod, Laurent ^c,i   Pons, Marco ^c,j   Staedele, Patricia ^a   Tschopp, Jean Marie ^c,k   Zellweger, Jean Pierre ^c,l   Leuenberger, Philippe ^c,l   Barthelemy J C ^c   Berger, W ^c   Bettschart, R ^c   Bircher, A ^c   Blaser, K ^c   Bolognini, G ^c   Burdet, L ^c   Frey, M ^c   Gaspoz, J M ^c   Gold, D ^c   Karrer, W ^c   Morabia, A ^c   Neu, U ^c   Perruchoud, A P ^c   Rochat, Th ^c   Russi, E ^c   Schmid Grendelmeyer, P ^c   Schwartz, J ^c   Schwarz, F ^c   Straehl, P ^c   von Eckardstein, A ^c   Stadele Kessler P ^c   Quinto, C ^c   Burrus, C ^c   Egermann, U ^c   Gimmi, R ^c   Kick, A ^c   Lutz, N ^c   more..

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c Zürcher Höhenklinik ^*

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^e GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^f Lung Clinic at Schachen   (Switzerland)

^g Alpine Children's Hospital Davos   (Switzerland)

^h UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^j Hospital of Lugano   (Switzerland)

^k Centre Valaisan de Pneumologie   (Switzerland)

^l LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

more..

Author keywords

Adults; Air pollution; Chronic disease; Cohort study; Longitudinal study

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CARBON MONOXIDE; DNA; METHACHOLINE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ATOPY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; METHODOLOGY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PROVOCATION TEST; RANDOMIZATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SAMPLING; SPIROMETRY; SWITZERLAND; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIR POLLUTION; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; RISK FACTORS; SWITZERLAND; TOPOGRAPHY, MEDICAL;

EID: 25844520689     PISSN: 03038408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-005-4075-5     Document Type: Article

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