Highlights in epidemiology of respiratory disease

Oral Presentation
Chairs: C. Janson (Uppsala, Sweden), M. Perzanowski (New York, United States of America)

LATE-BREAKING ABSTRACT: The use of benzodiazepines in COPD: A population-based study of Norway P. E. Martinussen, T. Halvorsen (Trondheim, Norway)
Grandparent’s asthma and parent’s asthma are related to more asthma in offspring C. Svanes, A. E. Carsin, C. Janson, L. Bräback, S. Dharmage, J. Dratva, K. Franklin, T. Gislason, M. Gunnbjörnsdottir, D. Jarvis, R. Jogi, A. Johannessen, L. J. Kim, E. Lindberg, D. Norbäck, E. R. Omenaas, J. A. Maldonado, F. Gómez Real, T. Duelien Skorge, J. Moratalla, J. Sunyer, O. Svanes, V. Schlünsen (Bergen, Norway; Barcelona, Huelva, Albacete, Spain; Uppsala, Umeå, Gothemburg, Sweden; Melbourne, Australia; Basel, Switzerland; Reykjavik, Iceland; London, United Kingdom; Tartu, Estonia; Aarhus, Denmark)
Incidence and risk factors for acute exacerbations of asthma during pregnancy: A prospective observational study of 500 pregnancies Z. Ali, C. Boslev Christensen, T. Lomholt Gregersen, C. Suppli Ulrik (Hvidovre, Denmark)
COPD Comorbidity Network: Connecting the dots M. Divo, V. Pinto-Plata, C. Cabrera Lopez, C. Casanova, J. Zagaceta, J. P. De Torres, J. M. Marin, J. Zulueta, P. Sanchez Salcedo, C. Cote, B. Celli (Boston, Bay Pines, United States Of America; Palmas de Gran Canaria, Tenerife, Pamplona, Zaragoza, Spain)
Exposure to biomass, kerosene or coal fires and lung function in the BOLD study B. Kato, P. Burney, The BOLD Consortium (London, United Kingdom)
Association between processed meat consumption and lung function: Modification by fruit and vegetable intake and smoking S. Shaheen, H. Okubo, G. Ntani, K. Jameson, H. Syddall, A. Aihie Sayer, E. Dennison, C. Cooper, S. Robinson (London, Southampton, United Kingdom)
Change in respiratory symptoms in young adults as they age: European community respiratory health survey 3 (ECRHS 3) D. Jarvis, R. Newson, P. Burney, On Behalf of 26 Principal Investigators (London, United Kingdom; Multiple Centres in Europe Plus Melbourne, Australia)
Isolated increase in pollen sensitization over 20 years among Swedish adults A. Bjerg, J. Eriksson, L. Ekerljung, G. Wennergren, J. Lötvall, B. Lundbäck (Göteborg, Sweden)