Validation of Control of Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma Test for Children (CARATKids) – a prospective multicenter study
Pediatric Allergy and Immunology – Special Issue: Asthma in childhood GUEST EDITOR Gunilla Hedlin • Stockholm, Sweden. Volume 25, Issue 2, pages 173–179, March 2014 Daniela V. B. R. Linhares, João Almeida L. da Fonseca,…
Study of urinary leukotriene E4 levels in children with acute asthma
Int J Gen Med. 2014; 7: 131–135. Published online Mar 3, 2014. doi: 10.2147/IJGM.S56660 PMCID: PMC3949722 Ghada Saad Abd El-Motaleb,1 Alraohaa Ahmed Ahmed Abou Amer,1 Gamal Mohamed Elawa,2 and Mohamed Abo Alsood Abd Elfattah3 Author information ► Copyright and License information ►…
Preterm Birth and Childhood Wheezing Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Jasper V. Been,1,2,3,* Marlies J. Lugtenberg,1 Eline Smets,1 Constant P. van Schayck,2,3 Boris W. Kramer,1,4,5Monique Mommers,2 and Aziz Sheikh2,3,6 Abstract Background: Accumulating evidence implicates early life factors in the aetiology of non-communicable diseases, including asthma/wheezing disorders. We undertook…
Preterm Birth and Childhood Wheezing Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Jasper V. Been,1,2,3,* Marlies J. Lugtenberg,1 Eline Smets,1 Constant P. van Schayck,2,3 Boris W. Kramer,1,4,5Monique Mommers,2 and Aziz Sheikh2,3,6 Abstract Background: Accumulating evidence implicates early life factors in the aetiology of non-communicable diseases, including asthma/wheezing disorders. We undertook…
Associations between environmental exposures and asthma control and exacerbations in young children: a systematic review
BMJ Open 2014;4:e003827 doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003827 Smita Dick1, Emma Doust2, Hilary Cowie2, Jon G Ayres3, Steve Turner1 +Author Affiliations: 1Child Health, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK, 2Institute of Occupational Medicine, Edinburgh, UK, 3Institute of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK…
Pregnant moms’ colds may cause asthma in offspring
Research indicates that the more colds and other viral infections a woman has during pregnancy, the more likely her child is to have asthma. The more colds and other viral infections a woman…
Evaluation of the Modified Asthma Predictive Index in High-Risk Preschool Children
Background: Prediction of subsequent school-age asthma during the preschool years has proven challenging. Objective To confirm in a post hoc analysis the predictive ability of the modified Asthma Predictive Index (mAPI)…
Inhaled Corticosteroids and the Risk of Pneumonia in people with Asthma: A case control study
Abstract: Background: In clinical trials the use of inhaled corticosteroids is associated with an increased risk of pneumonia in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease but whether the same is true…
Cost-effectiveness of primary prevention of paediatric asthma: a decision-analytic model
Abstract – Background: Many children stand to benefit from being asthma-free for life with primary (i.e., prenatally started) prevention addressing one environmental exposure in a unifaceted (UF) approach or at least…