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Title |
Journal |
Year |
PubWeight™‹?› |
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1
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Worldwide variations in the prevalence of symptoms of atopic eczema in the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood.
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J Allergy Clin Immunol
|
1999
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3.87
|
|
2
|
Increasing prevalence of hay fever and atopy among children in Leipzig, East Germany.
|
Lancet
|
1998
|
3.85
|
|
3
|
Urban traffic and pollutant exposure related to respiratory outcomes and atopy in a large sample of children.
|
Eur Respir J
|
2003
|
2.79
|
|
4
|
A cluster of seven tightly linked polymorphisms in the IL-13 gene is associated with total serum IgE levels in three populations of white children.
|
J Allergy Clin Immunol
|
2000
|
2.68
|
|
5
|
Prevalence of asthma and allergic disorders among children in united Germany: a descriptive comparison.
|
BMJ
|
1992
|
2.48
|
|
6
|
The association between self-reported symptoms of asthma and allergic rhinitis and self-reported traffic density on street of residence in adolescents.
|
Epidemiology
|
1996
|
2.44
|
|
7
|
Are asthma and allergies in children and adolescents increasing? Results from ISAAC phase I and phase III surveys in Münster, Germany.
|
Allergy
|
2003
|
2.44
|
|
8
|
Frequency of infections and risk of asthma, atopy and airway hyperresponsiveness in children.
|
Eur Respir J
|
1999
|
2.35
|
|
9
|
Obesity and incidence of cancer: a large cohort study of over 145,000 adults in Austria.
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Br J Cancer
|
2005
|
2.33
|
|
10
|
The relationship of per capita gross national product to the prevalence of symptoms of asthma and other atopic diseases in children (ISAAC).
|
Int J Epidemiol
|
2001
|
2.27
|
|
11
|
Fasting blood glucose and cancer risk in a cohort of more than 140,000 adults in Austria.
|
Diabetologia
|
2006
|
1.87
|
|
12
|
Association between polymorphisms in serine protease inhibitor, kazal type 5 and asthma phenotypes in a large German population sample.
|
Clin Exp Allergy
|
2004
|
1.80
|
|
13
|
Inner city air pollution and respiratory health and atopy in children.
|
Eur Respir J
|
1999
|
1.63
|
|
14
|
Glutathione S transferase deficiency and passive smoking increase childhood asthma.
|
Thorax
|
2004
|
1.49
|
|
15
|
No increase in the prevalence of asthma, allergies, and atopic sensitisation among children in Germany: 1992-2001.
|
Thorax
|
2005
|
1.43
|
|
16
|
The International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC). ISAAC Steering Committee.
|
Clin Exp Allergy
|
1998
|
1.41
|
|
17
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How well do questionnaires perform compared with physical examination in detecting flexural eczema? Findings from the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) Phase Two.
|
Br J Dermatol
|
2009
|
1.30
|
|
18
|
Intake of trans fatty acids and prevalence of childhood asthma and allergies in Europe. ISAAC Steering Committee.
|
Lancet
|
1999
|
1.28
|
|
19
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Asthma and allergies among children in West and East Germany: a comparison between Münster and Greifswald using the ISAAC phase I protocol. International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood.
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Eur Respir J
|
1998
|
1.16
|
|
20
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The relation of markers of fetal growth with asthma, allergies and serum immunoglobulin E levels in children at age 5-7 years.
|
Clin Exp Allergy
|
2004
|
1.11
|
|
21
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Nonatopic asthma is associated with helminth infections and bronchiolitis in poor children.
|
Eur Respir J
|
2007
|
1.10
|
|
22
|
Exposure to nitrosamines, carbon black, asbestos, and talc and mortality from stomach, lung, and laryngeal cancer in a cohort of rubber workers.
|
Am J Epidemiol
|
2000
|
1.10
|
|
23
|
International variation in prevalence of rhinitis and its relationship with sensitisation to perennial and seasonal allergens.
|
Eur Respir J
|
2008
|
1.05
|
|
24
|
A promoter polymorphism in the CD14 gene is associated with elevated levels of soluble CD14 but not with IgE or atopic diseases.
|
Allergy
|
2004
|
1.04
|
|
25
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A multi-centre study of candidate genes for wheeze and allergy: the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood Phase 2.
|
Clin Exp Allergy
|
2009
|
1.02
|
|
26
|
Smoking and the incidence of asthma during adolescence: results of a large cohort study in Germany.
|
Thorax
|
2006
|
0.99
|
|
27
|
Secular changes of anthropometric measures for the past 30 years in South-West Germany.
|
Eur J Clin Nutr
|
2009
|
0.97
|
|
28
|
Inverse association of overweight and breast feeding in 9 to 10-y-old children in Germany.
|
Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord
|
2001
|
0.96
|
|
29
|
Symptoms of asthma and the home environment. The ISAAC I and III cross-sectional surveys in Münster, Germany.
|
Int Arch Allergy Immunol
|
2005
|
0.95
|
|
30
|
Effect of breastfeeding on asthma, lung function and bronchial hyperreactivity in ISAAC Phase II.
|
Eur Respir J
|
2009
|
0.94
|
|
31
|
Type of kindergarten and other potential determinants of overweight in pre-school children.
|
Public Health Nutr
|
2005
|
0.93
|
|
32
|
Cancer mortality in German carbon black workers 1976-98.
|
Occup Environ Med
|
2006
|
0.90
|
|
33
|
Lung function of school children with low levels of alpha1-antitrypsin and tobacco smoke exposure.
|
Eur Respir J
|
2002
|
0.90
|
|
34
|
Leisure time activity and new onset of wheezing during adolescence.
|
Eur Respir J
|
2007
|
0.90
|
|
35
|
The use of anti-asthmatic drugs in children: results of a community-based survey in Germany.
|
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf
|
2001
|
0.90
|
|
36
|
Workplace risk factors for cancer in the German rubber industry: Part 2. Mortality from non-respiratory cancers.
|
Occup Environ Med
|
1998
|
0.89
|
|
37
|
The International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC): objectives and methods; results from German ISAAC centres concerning traffic density and wheezing and allergic rhinitis.
|
Toxicol Lett
|
1996
|
0.88
|
|
38
|
Exposure to high concentrations of nitrosamines and cancer mortality among a cohort of rubber workers.
|
Occup Environ Med
|
2000
|
0.87
|
|
39
|
STAT1 gene variations, IgE regulation and atopy.
|
Allergy
|
2007
|
0.87
|
|
40
|
Polymorphisms in eosinophil pathway genes, asthma and atopy.
|
Allergy
|
2007
|
0.85
|
|
41
|
Alpha1 antitrypsin and the prevalence and severity of asthma.
|
Arch Dis Child
|
2004
|
0.85
|
|
42
|
Fatty acids in serum cholesteryl esters in relation to asthma and lung function in children.
|
Clin Exp Allergy
|
2006
|
0.84
|
|
43
|
Exposure and allergic sensitization to cockroach allergen in East Germany.
|
Clin Exp Allergy
|
2000
|
0.81
|
|
44
|
Asthma prevalence in adults: good news?
|
Thorax
|
2004
|
0.81
|
|
45
|
Occupational risk factors for mortality from stomach and lung cancer among rubber workers: an analysis using internal controls and refined exposure assessment.
|
Int J Epidemiol
|
1999
|
0.81
|
|
46
|
The management of childhood asthma in the community.
|
Eur Respir J
|
2002
|
0.79
|
|
47
|
[Epidemiology of risks in the workplace].
|
Soz Praventivmed
|
1992
|
0.78
|
|
48
|
Epidemiological analyses of the relationship between environmental pollution and asthma.
|
Toxicol Lett
|
1998
|
0.78
|
|
49
|
Exposure to nitrosamines and mortality from salivary gland cancer among rubber workers.
|
Epidemiology
|
1999
|
0.78
|
|
50
|
Re: "Occupational risk factors for gastric cancer: an overview".
|
Am J Epidemiol
|
1998
|
0.76
|
|
51
|
An occupational cohort mortality study of women in the German rubber industry: 1976 to 1991.
|
J Occup Environ Med
|
1999
|
0.76
|
|
52
|
Cancer and non-cancer mortality in a cohort of recent entrants (1981-2000) to the German rubber industry.
|
Occup Environ Med
|
2007
|
0.76
|
|
53
|
Traffic exposure and allergic sensitization against latex in children.
|
J Allergy Clin Immunol
|
2000
|
0.75
|
|
54
|
[Historical cohort study in the German rubber industry: goals, study design and data collection].
|
Soz Praventivmed
|
1995
|
0.75
|
|
55
|
The cooperation of medical informatics, biometry and epidemiology.
|
Methods Inf Med
|
2006
|
0.75
|
|
56
|
[Application of geographical information systems in epidemiological studies exemplified by the ISAAC study in Munich].
|
Gesundheitswesen
|
2000
|
0.75
|
|
57
|
[Pollen count and allergic sensitization against early pollinators in children in Munich and Dresden].
|
Pneumologie
|
2001
|
0.75
|