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Changes in the epidemiology of sudden infant death syndrome in Sweden 1973-1996B Alm
Department of Paediatrics, Institute for the Health of Women and Children, Goteborg University, The Queen Silvia Children s Hospital, SE 416 85 Goteborg, Sweden
Arch Dis Child 84:24-30. 2001..From the early 1970s to the early 1990s, there was a significant rise in the incidence of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in Scandinavia. Following the risk reducing campaign, the incidence has fallen to about the same level as in 1973...
Neonatal antibiotic treatment is a risk factor for early wheezingBernt Alm
Department of Pediatrics, Goteborg University, Queen Silvia Children s Hospital, SE 416 85 Goteborg, Sweden
Pediatrics 121:697-702. 2008..As a result, there has been a risk of reverse causation. To minimize the risk of reverse causation, we have focused on the effect of antibiotics that are already administered on the neonatal ward...- SIDS diagnosis should not be put to bedBernt Alm
Department of Paediatrics, University of Gothenburg, Queen Silvia Children s Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
Acta Paediatr 97:695-6. 2008..A structured follow-up of all cases of SIDS can be a cost-effective mean to ensure that parents and researchers are given adequate information... 
[Sudden infant death needed as diagnosis. The BMJ idea not relevant--the diagnosis a basis for national SIDS registry]Bernt Alm
Lakartidningen 105:988-9. 2008- [The pillar of public health. Child vaccination still a hot issue]Bernt Alm
Landstinget Halland, Kungsbacka
Lakartidningen 105:1659. 2008 - Early introduction of fish decreases the risk of eczema in infantsB Alm
Department of Paediatrics, University of Gothenburg, Queen Silvia Children s Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
Arch Dis Child 94:11-5. 2009..Atopic eczema in infants has increased in western societies. Environmental factors and the introduction of food may affect the risk of eczema... - Early protective and risk factors for allergic rhinitis at age 4½ yrBernt Alm
Department of Paediatrics, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden Paediatric Outpatient Clinic, Central Infant Welfare Unit, Molndal, Sweden
Pediatr Allergy Immunol 22:398-404. 2011..49; 0.29-0.82). In conclusion, we found that previous and present allergic disease, heredity and male gender increased the risk of allergic rhinitis at 4½ yr of age. The introduction of fish before the age of 9 months reduced the risk... - SIDS risk factors and factors associated with prone sleeping in SwedenB Alm
Department of Paediatrics, Goteborg University, Sweden
Arch Dis Child 91:915-9. 2006..To compare the current prevalence of risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in Sweden with a decade earlier, and assess factors associated with prone sleeping... - [Bronchial obstruction and eczema unexpectedly common among Swedish infants. Interesting findings in an questionnaire study about food and life style habits of small children]Bernt Alm
Avdelingen för pediatrik, Institutionen for kvinnors och barns halsa, Göteborgs Universitet, Sweden
Lakartidningen 102:472-4, 476. 2005..We believe that the questionnaire used in this study can be a useful instrument for estimating the effects of lifestyle and environmental factors on the development of future asthma and allergy... - [Parents have accepted the advice on how to prevent sudden infant death]Bernt Alm
Avdelningen för pediatrik, Göteborgs Universitet
Lakartidningen 101:1268-70. 2004..Further improvements are possible by changing the side sleeping position to supine, and by decreasing tobacco smoking among pregnant mothers... - Vitamin A and sudden infant death syndrome in Scandinavia 1992-1995B Alm
Department of Paediatrics, Institute for the Health of Women and Children, Queen Silvia Children s Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden
Acta Paediatr 92:162-4. 2003..To assess the effect of vitamin supplementation on the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)... - Breast feeding and the sudden infant death syndrome in Scandinavia, 1992-95B Alm
Department of Paediatrics, Queen Silvia Children s Hospital, Göteborg Department of Paediatrics, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
Arch Dis Child 86:400-2. 2002..To assess the effects of breast feeding habits on sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)... - To co-sleep or not to sleep?Bernt Alm
Institute of Clinical Sciences, Department of Paediatrics, Gothenburg, Sweden
Acta Paediatr 96:1385-6. 2007 - Preschool wheeze - impact of early fish introduction and neonatal antibioticsEmma Goksör
Department of Paediatrics, University of Gothenburg, Queen Silvia Children s Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
Acta Paediatr 100:1561-6. 2011..To avoid reverse causation regarding antibiotics, we focused on the influence of broad-spectrum antibiotics given during the first week of life... - The impact of pre- and post-natal smoke exposure on future asthma and bronchial hyper-responsivenessEmma Goksör
Department of Paediatrics, Goteborg University, Queen Silvia Children s Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden
Acta Paediatr 96:1030-5. 2007..To analyse the impact of pre- and post-natal smoke exposure on asthma presence, bronchial hyper-responsiveness, airway function and active smoking in early adulthood... - Reduced airway function in early adulthood among subjects with wheezing disorder before two years of ageEmma Goksör
Department of Paediatrics, Goteborg University, Queen Silvia Children s Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden
Pediatr Pulmonol 43:396-403. 2008..To compare airway function in early adulthood in subjects with wheezing in infancy with age-matched controls and to analyze what accounts for a possible difference... - Asthma symptoms in early childhood--what happens then?Emma Goksör
Department of Paediatrics, Goteborg University, Queen Silvia Children s Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden
Acta Paediatr 95:471-8. 2006..To study the outcome in early adulthood for children with early asthma symptoms and to analyse the factors associated with current asthma... - Prenatal paracetamol exposure and risk of wheeze at preschool ageEmma Goksör
Department of Paediatrics, University of Gothenburg, Queen Silvia Children s Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
Acta Paediatr 100:1567-71. 2011..To analyse the association between prenatal paracetamol exposure and preschool wheeze... - Asthma in late adolescence--farm childhood is protective and the prevalence increase has levelled offGöran Wennergren
Krefting Research Centre, Department of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
Pediatr Allergy Immunol 21:806-13. 2010..In line with the hygiene hypothesis, a farm childhood significantly reduced the likelihood of asthma. The adverse effects of smoking could already be seen at this young age... - Factors associated with discontinuation of breastfeeding before 1 month of ageAlmqvist Tangen Gerd
Child Health Care Team, County Council Halland, Sweden
Acta Paediatr 101:55-60. 2012..Breastfeeding is associated with many benefits for both mother and child. Initiation rates are high in Sweden. Recently a slight decline is seen... - Stop SIDS--sleeping solitary supine, sucking soother, stopping smoking substitutesBernt Alm
Department of Paediatrics, , Queen Silvia Children's Hospital, , Sweden
Acta Paediatr 95:260-2. 2006..Bed sharing can increase the risk of SIDS if the infant is below 2-3 months of age, especially if the mother is a smoker. Any nicotine use should be avoided during pregnancy and breast-feeding... - Population-based waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio reference values in preschool childrenJosefine Roswall
Department of Paediatrics, County Hospital, Halmstad, Sweden
Acta Paediatr 98:1632-6. 2009..To establish new reference values for measurements of waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio in preschool children... - Why do ALTE infants not die in SIDS?Ann Edner
Department of Woman and Child, Astrid Lindgren Children s Hospital, SE 171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
Acta Paediatr 96:191-4. 2007..To compare known risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) amongst infants with apparent life threatening events (ALTE) with their matched controls, and ALTE infants who subsequently died of SIDS with infants surviving an ALTE... - The Inhaled Steroid Treatment As Regular Therapy in Early Asthma (START) study 5-year follow-up: effectiveness of early intervention with budesonide in mild persistent asthmaWilliam W Busse
Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, J5 219 CSC, Box 2454, 600 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53792, USA
J Allergy Clin Immunol 121:1167-74. 2008.... - [New discoveries on sudden infant death. Pacifiers protect, "co-sleeping" and nicotine (also patch/chewing gum) increase the risk]Bernt Alm
, Drottning Silvias barn- och ungdomssjukhus
Lakartidningen 103:528-9. 2006 - Immediate injection pain in infants aged 18 months during vaccination against measles, mumps and rubella with either Priorix or MMR-IINina Knutsson
Primary Health and Medical Care, Child Health Centre, Munkebäckstorg, S 416 73 Göteborg, Sweden
Vaccine 24:5800-5. 2006..Mean VAS value was 2.3/5.2 for Priorix and MMR-II, respectively (p<0.001). Mean CHEOPS value was 1.9/6.1 for Priorix and MMR-II, respectively (p<0.001). The study shows that Priorix gives less immediate injection pain than MMR-II...