Recurrent wheezing is a common problem in young children: approximately 40% of children
wheeze in their first year of life. However, only 30% of preschoolers with recurrent wheezing …

STUDY QUESTION Is asthma more common in children born after subfertility and assisted
reproduction technologies (ART)? SUMMARY ANSWER Yes. Asthma, wheezing in the last …

Aims: To investigate the effects of genetic variation on treatment response to asthma
medication in children and to identify (profiles of) SNPs that characterize response …

The influence of early life exposures on later life disease has for some time provided clues to
modifiable risk factors of disease. The “atopic march” is thought to play a role in the …

Background Mode of delivery may affect the risk of asthma but the findings have not been
consistent and factors shared by siblings may confound the associations in previous studies …

Background Studies of asthma in migrant populations illustrate the effects of environmental
changes. Objective In this register study we investigated the importance of exposure to a …

Background Under-diagnosis and under-treatment of childhood asthma were investigated in
France using data collected during the 6 Cities Study, the French contribution to the …

OBJECTIVE: Recurrent tonsillitis and upper respiratory tract obstruction due to
adenotonsillar hypertrophy are the most common indications for (adeno) tonsillectomy ((A) …

Background Although guidelines for treatment of wheeze and asthma in preschool children
are available, symptoms are overlapping and it may be difficult to decide which children …

Many children receive attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication, but factors
that determine medication prescription are largely unknown. This study aimed to determine …