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| C Braun-FahrlanderSummaryAffiliation: University of Basel Country: Switzerland Publications
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Assessment of intensity, prevalence and duration of everyday activities in Swiss school children: a cross-sectional analysis of accelerometer and diary dataBettina Bringolf-Isler
Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Steinengraben 49, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 6:50. 2009..abstract:..- Trend in active transportation to school among Swiss school children and its associated factors: three cross-sectional surveys 1994, 2000 and 2005Leticia Grize
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Socinstrasse 57, 4002 Basel, Switzerland
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 7:28. 2010..abstract:.. - Impacts of highway traffic exhaust in alpine valleys on the respiratory health in adults: a cross-sectional studyMarianne E Hazenkamp-von Arx
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Basel, Switzerland
Environ Health 10:13. 2011.... - A school-based physical activity program to improve health and fitness in children aged 6-13 years ("Kinder-Sportstudie KISS"): study design of a randomized controlled trial [ISRCTN15360785]Lukas Zahner
Institute of Exercise and Health Sciences, University of Basel, Brüglingen 33, 4052 Basel, Switzerland
BMC Public Health 6:147. 2006..The purpose of this paper is to outline the design of a school-based randomized, controlled trial (RCT) aiming to increase overall PA and to improve fitness and health in 6- to 13-year-old children... - Can farm milk consumption prevent allergic diseases?C Braun-Fahrlander
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland
Clin Exp Allergy 41:29-35. 2011.... - Environmental exposure to endotoxin and its relation to asthma in school-age childrenCharlotte Braun-Fahrlander
Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Basel, Switzerland
N Engl J Med 347:869-77. 2002..Immune activation may direct the immune response, thus conferring tolerance to allergens such as animal dander or tree and grass pollen... - Environmental exposure to endotoxin and other microbial products and the decreased risk of childhood atopy: evaluating developments since April 2002Charlotte Braun-Fahrlander
Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Basel, Switzerland
Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol 3:325-9. 2003..Exposure to microbes and childhood infections and their association with atopy has thus attracted much scientific interest. This review focuses on new developments in the field of epidemiology... - No further increase in asthma, hay fever and atopic sensitisation in adolescents living in SwitzerlandC Braun-Fahrlander
Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Eur Respir J 23:407-13. 2004..No further increase in asthma and allergy rates occurred during the 1990s in adolescents living in Switzerland. However, to adequately assess the trend a longer period of observation is needed... - Determinants of endotoxin levels in living environments of farmers' children and their peers from rural areasM Waser
Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Basel, Switzerland
Clin Exp Allergy 34:389-97. 2004..At school age, the amount of endotoxin measured in the dust of children's mattresses is inversely related to the occurrence of atopic asthma, hayfever and atopic sensitization both in children from farming and non-farming households... - Inverse association of farm milk consumption with asthma and allergy in rural and suburban populations across EuropeM Waser
Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Basel, Switzerland
Clin Exp Allergy 37:661-70. 2007..Some studies in rural environments claimed an inverse association between consumption of farm-produced dairy products and the prevalence of allergic diseases, but current evidence is controversial... - Validity of ambient levels of fine particles as surrogate for personal exposure to outdoor air pollution--results of the European EXPOLIS-EAS Study (Swiss Center Basel)L Oglesby
Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Basel, Switzerland
J Air Waste Manag Assoc 50:1251-61. 2000..Still, in air pollution epidemiology, ambient PM2.5 levels may be more appropriate exposure estimates than total personal PM2.5 exposure, since the latter reflects a mixture of indoor and outdoor sources... - Evaluation of a physical activity promotion program in primary careZ Sabti
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland
Fam Pract 27:279-84. 2010..The aim of this study was to evaluate the change in physical activity level of the participating patients 1 year after the intervention... - Gene expression measurements in the context of epidemiological studiesC Bieli
Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Allergy 63:1633-6. 2008..We used gene expression data from two epidemiological studies to evaluate differences between sampling methods, comparability of two methods for measuring RNA levels and stability of RNA samples over time... - Spatial variability of different fractions of particulate matter within an urban environment and between urban and rural sitesM Röösli
Institute for Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Basel, Switzerland
J Air Waste Manag Assoc 50:1115-24. 2000..It can therefore be concluded that spatial variability of annual mean PM concentration between urban and rural sites in the Basel area may more likely be caused by varying altitude than by distance to the city center... - Patient and physician acceptance of a campaign approach to promoting physical activity: the "Move for Health" projectE C Allenspach
Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Swiss Med Wkly 137:292-9. 2007.... - Cross-validation of bioelectrical impedance analysis for the assessment of body composition in a representative sample of 6- to 13-year-old childrenS Kriemler
Institute of Exercise and Health Sciences, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Eur J Clin Nutr 63:619-26. 2009.... - Weight-bearing bones are more sensitive to physical exercise in boys than in girls during pre- and early puberty: a cross-sectional studyS Kriemler
Institute of Exercise and Health Sciences, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Osteoporos Int 19:1749-58. 2008..There was significant sensitivity of bone mineral content of the hip to physical exercise in boys, but not in girls... - Perceived environmental housing quality and wellbeing of moversS Kahlmeier
Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine of the University of Basel, Department Environment and Health, Steinengraben 49, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
J Epidemiol Community Health 55:708-15. 2001..To examine whether changes in environmental housing quality influence the wellbeing of movers taking into account other dimensions of housing quality and sociodemographic factors... - Built environment, parents' perception, and children's vigorous outdoor playBettina Bringolf-Isler
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland
Prev Med 50:251-6. 2010..To evaluate the combined effects and relative importance of socio-cultural factors as well as parents' subjectively perceived and objectively assessed environment on time children spent vigorously playing outdoors... - Reduced cardiorespiratory fitness, low physical activity and an urban environment are independently associated with increased cardiovascular risk in childrenS Kriemler
Institute of Exercise and Health Sciences, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Diabetologia 51:1408-15. 2008.... - Seroprevalence of varicella-zoster virus immunoglobulin G antibodies in Swiss adolescents and risk factor analysis for seronegativityU Heininger
University Children s Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Pediatr Infect Dis J 20:775-8. 2001..Little is known about the seroprevalence of anti-varicella-zoster virus (VZV) serum antibodies in adolescents in Switzerland as in most other European countries...