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| Mario OlivieriSummaryAffiliation: University of Verona Country: Italy Publications
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Omalizumab in persistent severe bakers' asthmaM Olivieri
Department of Medicine and Public Health, Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Verona, Policlinico G. Rossi, Piazza L.A. Scuro, 1037134 Verona, Italy
Allergy 63:790-1. 2008
Tobacco smoke exposure and serum cotinine in a random sample of adults living in Verona, ItalyMario Olivieri
Dipartimento di Medicina e Sanita Pubblica, Universita di Verona, Verona, Italy
Arch Environ Health 57:355-9. 2002....
Healthy hire effect, job selection and inhalation exposure among young adults with asthmaM Olivieri
Dept of Medicine and Public Health, Unit of Occupational Medicine, University Hospital of Verona, University of Verona, 37129 Verona, Italy
Eur Respir J 36:517-23. 2010..Adults with asthma onset prior to entering the workforce may be less likely to hold jobs involving inhalation exposures...
Reference values for exhaled nitric oxide (reveno) studyMario Olivieri
Department of Medicine and Public Health, University of Verona, Italy
Respir Res 7:94. 2006..Despite the widespread use of fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FENO) as a biomarker of airways inflammation, there are no published papers describing normal FENO values in a large group of healthy adults...
Asthma in childhood reduces smoking initiation in subsequent teens among malesGiuseppe Verlato
Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
J Adolesc Health 48:253-8. 2011..The association between smoking habits and asthma is complex because subjects with asthma could avoid smoking, whereas smoking could increase asthma severity or incidence...
Asthmatics and ex-smokers respond early, heavy smokers respond late to mailed surveys in ItalyGiuseppe Verlato
Unit of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Respir Med 104:172-9. 2010..The present study aimed at evaluating the impact of non-response bias on prevalence estimates of respiratory symptoms and smoking habits...
Poor control increases the economic cost of asthma. A multicentre population-based studySimone Accordini
Unit of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Int Arch Allergy Immunol 141:189-98. 2006..We sought to evaluate the cost of current asthma from the societal perspective in young Italian adults and the determinants of cost variation...
Risk factors for new-onset cat sensitization among adults: a population-based international cohort studyMario Olivieri
Unit of Occupational Medicine, University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy
J Allergy Clin Immunol 129:420-5. 2012..Cat exposure during childhood has been shown to increase the risk of developing cat sensitization, while the effect of cat exposure in adulthood has not yet been established...
Prevalence and features of allergic rhinitis in ItalyM Olivieri
Servizio de Medicina del Lavoro, , , Italy
Allergy 57:600-6. 2002..CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates that the prevalence of allergic rhinitis in northern Italy is similar to the prevalence observed in other European countries and that this disease is more common in urban areas...
Inhaled beclomethasone dipropionate acutely stimulates dose-dependent growth hormone secretion in healthy subjectsFrancesco Bertoldo
Department of Biomedical and Surgical Science, Institute of Internal Medicine, Universityof Verona, Verona, Italy
Chest 128:902-5. 2005..In this study, we evaluate whether administration of inhaled corticosteroids could acutely stimulate GH secretion, and whether this effect could be dose related...
Isolation and identification of two lipid transfer proteins in pomegranate (Punica granatum)Gianni Zoccatelli
Department of Science and Technology, University of Verona, Italy
J Agric Food Chem 55:11057-62. 2007..This should be taken into account when the role of these proteins as elicitors of allergies to fruits is investigated and could help to explain the contradictory literature data on pomegranate allergy...
Respiratory symptoms, asthma, atopy and Chlamydia pneumoniae IgG antibodies in a general population sample of young adultsM Ferrari
Dept of Science and Surgery, Policlinico Borgo Roma, Verona, Italy
Infection 30:203-7. 2002..This study was designed to test the association of Chlamydia pneumoniae infection with respiratory symptoms and atopy...
Seroprevalence of Chlamydia pneumoniae antibodies in a young adult population sample living in Verona. European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS) VeronaM Ferrari
Institute of Semeiotica Medica, University of Verona, Italy
Infection 28:38-41. 2000....
The Gene-Environment Interactions in Respiratory Diseases (GEIRD) ProjectR de Marco
University of Verona, Italy
Int Arch Allergy Immunol 152:255-63. 2010..Researchers conducting population-based surveys with standardized methods may contribute to the public-domain case-control database, and use the resulting increased power to answer their own scientific questions...
The role of climate on the geographic variability of asthma, allergic rhinitis and respiratory symptoms: results from the Italian study of asthma in young adultsM E Zanolin
Unit of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Allergy 59:306-14. 2004..CONCLUSIONS: Asthma prevalence seems to be significantly affected by climate as asthma-like symptoms were more common in central-southern Italy, with a Mediterranean climate, than in areas with a continental climate (northern Italy)...
[Prevalence of occupational allergic symptoms among bakers of Verona]M Olivieri
Medicina del Lavoro, Dipartimento di Medicina e Sanita Pubblica, Universita di Verona
G Ital Med Lav Ergon 29:610-1. 2007..001). Flour dust on skin and clothes correlated with crusts and excoriations (p = 0.01). Our study confirms the high prevalence of allergic symptoms among bakers and the need of clinical assessment...
Time trends in smoking habits among Italian young adultsGiuseppe Verlato
Unit of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, University of Verona, and Cardiopulmonary Department, CNR Institute of Clinical Physiology, University and Hospital of Pisa, Italy
Respir Med 100:2197-206. 2006..CONCLUSIONS: Smoking has declined among Italian young adults of both genders. Further efforts are necessary to promote active anti-smoking campaign, especially among adolescents, which are at higher risk of starting to smoke...
Differential effects of nifedipine and diltiazem on methacholine-induced bronchospasm in allergic asthmaM Ferrari
Institute of Clinica Medica, University of Verona, Italy
Ann Allergy 63:196-200. 1989..Furthermore, our results suggest that the action of nifedipine on methacholine-induced bronchospasm is too weak to justify its recommendation as therapy...
Relation between body composition, fat distribution, and lung function in elderly menH Santana
Cattedra di Geriatria and the Istituto di Medicina Interna, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Am J Clin Nutr 73:827-31. 2001..CONCLUSION: Our cross-sectional data show a significant association between body composition, fat distribution, and lung function in elderly men...
The relationship between body image and quality of life in treatment-seeking overweight womenA Minniti
Department of Biomedical and Surgical Sciences, Division of Geriatrics and Clinical Nutrition, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Eat Weight Disord 9:206-10. 2004..To test the impact of body image on quality of life in overweight and obese people; to evaluate longitudinally the relationship between changes in body image, anthropometrical measurements and quality of life...
Passive smoking in asthmatic children: effect of a "smoke-free house" measured by urinary cotinine levelsMario Olivieri
, Sezione di Medicina Legale e Medicina del Lavoro, , Italy
Allergy Asthma Proc 27:350-3. 2006..8 ng/mg at T1; p = 0.006). Our data confirm the widespread indirect and undetected tobacco smoke exposure in children with chronic asthma and the relevance of an evaluation with an objective method of the exposure to second-hand smoke...
Cat allergen level: its determinants and relationship to specific IgE to cat across European centersJoachim Heinrich
GSF, National Research Center for Environment and Health, Institute of Epidemiology, Neuherberg, Germany
J Allergy Clin Immunol 118:674-81. 2006..Cat allergen level in settled house dust and its determinants in Europe are unknown...
Occupational risk factors for asthma among nurses and related healthcare professionals in an international studyMaria C Mirabelli
Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology, Municipal Institute of Medical Research, Barcelona, Spain
Occup Environ Med 64:474-9. 2007....
Reference values for exhaled nitric oxide in the general populationMario Olivieri
Chest 133:831-2. 2008
Cat and dust mite allergen levels, specific IgG and IgG4, and respiratory symptoms in adultsDeborah Jarvis
Respiratory Epidemiology and Public Health Group, National Heart and Lung Institute, London, UK
J Allergy Clin Immunol 119:697-704. 2007..Exposure to allergen may induce a modified T(H)2 response characterized by high IgG(4) levels, absence of IgE sensitization, and a decreased risk of allergic respiratory symptoms...
Gender and exhaled nitric oxideMario Olivieri
Chest 132:1410; author reply 1410. 2007
Bronchial responsiveness in atopic adults increases with exposure to cat allergenSusan Chinn
Respiratory Epidemiology and Public Health Group, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 176:20-6. 2007..The association of asthma with sensitization and allergen exposure is known to be complex. There have been few studies of bronchial responsiveness in relation to both risk factors in adults...
Exposure to substances in the workplace and new-onset asthma: an international prospective population-based study (ECRHS-II)Manolis Kogevinas
Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology, Municipal Institute of Medical Research, Barcelona, Spain
Lancet 370:336-41. 2007..We therefore aimed to estimate the relative and attributable risks of new-onset asthma in relation to occupations, work-related exposures, and inhalation accidents...
Lung function decline, chronic bronchitis, and occupational exposures in young adultsJordi Sunyer
Respiratory and Health Research Unit, Medical Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 172:1139-45. 2005..Occupational exposures to vapors, gas, dust, or fumes have been shown to be a risk factor of airway obstruction in cross-sectional studies in the general population...
The use of household cleaning sprays and adult asthma: an international longitudinal studyJan Paul Zock
CREAL IMIM, Dr Aiguader 88, E 08003 Barcelona, Spain
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 176:735-41. 2007..Cleaning work and professional use of certain cleaning products have been associated with asthma, but respiratory effects of nonprofessional home cleaning have rarely been studied...
Distribution and determinants of house dust mite allergens in Europe: the European Community Respiratory Health Survey IIJan Paul Zock
Center for Research in Environmental Epidemiology, Municipal Institute of Medical Research, Barcelona, Spain
J Allergy Clin Immunol 118:682-90. 2006....
