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Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 24 avhandlingar innehållade ordet dampness.

1. 16. Indoor environment and recurrent wheezing in young children

   Författare :Gunnel Emenius; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Child; asthma; allergy; wheezing; air pollution; NO2; indoor air quality; building construction; ventilation system; indoor humidity; house dust mites; damp buildings; moisture; moulds; prospective studies; child;

   Sammanfattning : Recurrent wheezing is one of the most common causes of morbidity and hospitalisation among infants and young children in many westernised countries. Respiratory infections and exposure to tobacco smoke have been identified as important risk factors. The indoor environment is also clearly of importance since we spend most of our time indoors. LÄS MER

3. 17. Asthma in school age : prevalence, incidence and remission in relation to environmental determinants

   Författare :Martin Andersson; Eva Rönmark; Bertil Forsberg; Per Nafstad; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; asthma; wheeze; environment; prevalence; incidence; remission; vehicle traffic; sensitization; Occupational and Environmental Medicine; arbets- och miljömedicin;

   Sammanfattning : Background In the past half-century, the prevalence of asthma among children and adolescents has risen and asthma has become an important public health challenge in Sweden as well as in many other countries, necessitating further studies on this complex disease and its risk factor pattern. The studies included in this thesis aimed to investigate the clinical expression of childhood asthma over time, to describe the determinants of new-onset and remission of asthma, and to evaluate possible environmental risk factors in northern Sweden. LÄS MER

4. 18. Self-rated health and respiratory symptoms among civil aviation pilots : Occupational and non-occupational risk factors

   Författare :Xi Fu; Dan Norbäck; Christer Janson; Berndt Stenberg; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :Civil Aviation; Aircraft pilot; Indoor environment; Self-rated health SRH ; Respiratory health; Asthma; Rhinitis; Headache; Fatigue; Insom-nia; Body mass index BMI ; Sense of Coherence SOC ; Psychosocial work environment; Quantitative PCR; Fungal DNA; Volatile organic compounds of microbial origin MVOC ; Cat allergen; Dog allergen; Horse allergen;

   Sammanfattning : There is concern about the indoor environment in aircraft but few stud-ies exist on self-rated health (SRH) and respiratory symptoms among pilots. Occupational and non-occupational risk factors for SRH, respira-tory symptoms and other symptoms among commercial pilots were investigated in this thesis. LÄS MER

5. 19. Diagnosis of eczema in preschool children and course of disease during childhood

   Författare :Laura von Kobyletzki; Dermatologi; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Child; preschool; dermatitis; atopic diagnosis; infant; questionnaire; written parental; atopic dermatitis; preschool child; longitudinal study; prognosis; epidemiology; asthma; and rhinititis;

   Sammanfattning : Abstract In childhood atopic dermatitis (AD) is the most frequent inflammatory condition. Validated eczema questionnaires have been available for schoolchildren only, but the incidence of atopic dermatitis is highest during infancy. LÄS MER

7. 20. Allergic diseases and bronchial hyperreactivity in Estonian children in relation to environmental influences

   Författare :Marie Vasar; Kajsu Juntunen-Backman; Lii Jannus-Pruljan; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis is based on the cross-sectional and prospective study of Estonian children. The aim of this thesis was to assess the prevalence of allergic diseases and respiratory symptoms in Estonian schoolchildren and in young children, to study environmental risk factors for allergic diseases and repiratory symptoms. LÄS MER