Annual Congress Munich 2006

Saturday, 02.09.2006
Sunday, 03.09.2006
Monday, 04.09.2006
Tuesday, 05.09.2006
Wednesday, 06.09.2006

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2006; 28: Suppl. 50, abstract number.

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610 Slide presentations
175 Webcasts
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Paediatric epidemiology I: asthma phenotypes, risk factors and genetics

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: J. Riedler (Schwarzach, Austria), P. Helms (Aberdeen, United Kingdom)

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Factor analysis in the study of genetic and environmental contributions to childhood asthma in a Scottish population S. McLeish, S. Lee, C. Palmer, S. Mukhopadhyay, S. W. Turner (Aberdeen, Dundee, United Kingdom)
Phenotype definition in childhood wheezing illness S. D. Ben, M. Silverman, C. Minder, C. E. Kuehni (Berne, Switzerland; Leicester, United Kingdom)
Asthma phenotype and ethnic differences in prevalence and health-service use M. P. F. Strippoli, M. Silverman, N. Low, A. M. Brooke, C. E. Kuehni (Berne, Switzerland; Leicester, United Kingdom)
Distinctive wheeze phenotypes in school children J. A. Lawson, D. C. Rennie, H. H. McDuffie, D. C. Cockcroft, A. Senthilselvan (Saskatoon, Edmonton, Canada)
Risk factors for asthma in 6–7 year old schoolchildren in Urmia, Iran M. H. Rahimi Rad (Urmia, Islamic Republic Of Iran)
The prevalence of asthma and allergies in Thessaloniki, Greece: data from two ISAAC surveys, eight years apart E. Hatziagorou, C. Gratziou, C. Roussos, K. Priftis, F. Kirvassilis, V. Aivazis, J. Tsanakas (Thessaloniki, Athens, Greece)
Polymorphism in β₂ adrenergic receptor as a risk factor of wheezing bronchitis in the first year of life in Chilean children M. J. Oyarzún, P. Pino, R. Troncoso, S. Burgos, F. Moraga, T. Walter, S. Lavandero, D. A. A. Guillermo (Santiago, Chile)
Food intolerance and wheezing in south Asian (SA) and white (W) children: prevalence and clinical significance C. E. Kuehni, M. P. F. Strippoli, M. Silverman (Bern, Switzerland; Leicester, United Kingdom)
Hay fever in childhood is strongly predictive for the onset of asthma in adulthood P. Rzehak, Y. Kohlhammer, H. E. Wichmann, J. Heinrich (Neuherberg, Munich, Germany)
Season of birth and risk of atopic disease among children and adolescents T. Knudsen, S. F. Thomsen, S. Nepper-Christensen, C. S. Ulrik, V. Backer (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Environmental tobacco smoke, and socio-economic status but not road traffic exposure influences childhood asthma prevalence in Aberdeen school children N. Tagiyeva-Milne, D. Green, G. McNeill, J. G. Ayres, P. J. Helms (Aberdeen, United Kingdom)
Early farm exposures modify the relationship between current rural living and wheeze J. A. Lawson, D. C. Rennie, S. P. Kirychuk, A. Senthilselvan (Saskatoon, Edmonton, Canada)
Paracetamol use during late pregnancy and bronchial responsiveness and lung function in childhood A. J. Henderson, R. B. Newson, A. Sherriff, S. O. Shaheen (Bristol, London, United Kingdom)
Day care attendance and respiratory infectious diseases within the first 6 years of life: results from the LISA-cohort study A. Zutavern, I. Brockow, B. Schaaf, A. von Berg, M. Borte, O. Herbarth, H. E. Wichmann, J. Heinrich (Neuherberg, Munich, Bad Honnef, Wesel, Leipzig, Germany)
Is exhaled nitric oxide in newborns associated with subsequent respiratory symptoms in infancy? P. Latzin, C. E. Kuehni, H. L. Roiha, S. Besson, I. Pramana, C. Casaulta, U. Frey (Bern, Switzerland)
Fractional exhaled nitric oxide (Fe_NO) in asthmatic children and their parents R. C. Mutch, N. H. de Klerk, P. Franklin, S. M. Stick, P. D. Sly (Perth, Subiaco, Australia)
Longitudinal measurements of pulmonary function beginning in infancy – differences in children with and without increased airway responsiveness S. W. Turner, L. J. Palmer, N. A. Gibson, P. J. Rye, J. Goldblatt, L. I. Landau, P. N. le Souëf (Perth, Australia)
Collating international reference data for lung function in young children S. Stanojevic, S. Lum, A. Wade, T. J. Cole, A. Custovic, M. Silverman, J. Stocks (London, Manchester, Leicester, United Kingdom)
Development and validation of a self-completed diary on respiratory symptoms in 6 to 12 year old children J. E. J. Hov, J. Clench-Aas, A. Bartonova, G. Håland, K. Stavem (Lørenskog, Oslo, Kjeller, Norway)
Repeatability of a questionnaire on wheeze and asthma in preschool children M. P. F. Strippoli, M. Silverman, C. E. Kuehni (Berne, Switzerland; Leicester, United Kingdom)