Annual Congress Stockholm 2002

Saturday, 14.09.2002
Sunday, 15.09.2002
Monday, 16.09.2002
Tuesday, 17.09.2002
Wednesday, 18.09.2002

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: Suppl. 38, abstract number.


Material from 2002:
  • 3388  Abstracts
  • 6 Slide presentations
  • 5 Handouts
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New aspects of asthma epidemiology

Oral Presentation
Chairs: I. Annesi-Maesano (Villejuif, France), J. Sunyer (Barcelona, Spain)
Women with irregular menstruation have more asthma symptoms
C. Svanes, E. Omenaas, F. Gomez Real, T. Gislason, E. Norrman, R. Jogi, C. Jansson, K. Toren (Bergen, Norway; Reykjavik, Iceland; Umeå, Sweden)
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Exposure to gastro-intestinal pathogens is associated with lower risk of atopy but not asthma in young UK adults
P. Srivastava, G. McNeill, T. Reid, W. J. Anderson, P. Helms (Foresterhill, United Kingdom)
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Gastro-oesophageal reflux and obesity are both independently related to newly developed asthma in adults
M. I. Gunnbjörnsdottir, T. Gislason, R. Jogi, E. J. Jenssen, E. Norrman, E. Omenaas, K. Thoren, C. Janson (Uppsala, Umeå, Gothenburg, Sweden; Reykjavik, Iceland; Tartu, Estonia; Aarhus, Denmark; Bergen, Norway)
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The association of obesity with asthma severity in young adults
D. Jarvis, S. Chinn, P. Burney, A. Jaen (London, United Kingdom; Barcelona, Spain)
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Body mass index, change in body silhouette and the risk of asthma in the E3N cohort study
I. Romieu, V. Avenel, B. Leynaert, F. Kauffmann, F. Clavel (Cuernavaca, Mexico; Villejuif, France)
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Spirometry is a poor predictor of asthma severity
R. L. Cowie, M. F. Underwood, S. K. Field (Calgary, Canada)
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Regular use of inhaled corticosteroids and the long-term prevention of hospitalisation for asthma
S. Suissa, P. Ernst, A. Kezouh (Montreal, Canada)
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Influence of socioeconomic status on asthma symptoms and atopy: results form the European community respiratory health survey (ECRHS)
E. Duran-Tauleria, J. Sunyer, X. Basagaña, J. P. Zock, A. Jaen, M. Kogevinas, J. M. Antó, P. Burney (Barcelona, Spain; London, United Kingdom)
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