Blar i Fakultet for medisin og helsevitenskap (uspesifisert) på forfatter "Backman, Helena"
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Among respiratory symptoms, wheeze associates most strongly with impaired lung function in adults with asthma: A long-term prospective cohort study
Bermúdez Barón, Nicolás; Lindberg, Anne; Stridsman, Caroline; Andersson, Martin; Hedman, Linnea; Vikjord, Sigrid Anna Aalberg; Kankaanranta, Hannu; Lundbäck, Bo; Rönmark, Eva; Backman, Helena (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background Asthma is a common disease and a major public health concern. Respiratory symptoms are related to its prognosis, which in turn associates with lung function. Still this association on a long-term basis is not ... -
The combined effect of exposures to vapours, gases, dusts, fumes and tobacco smoke on current asthma
Hisinger-Mölkänen, Hanna; Kankaanranta, Hannu; Haahtela, Tari; Sovijärvi, Anssi; Tuomisto, Leena; Andersén, Heidi; Lindqvist, Ari; Backman, Helena; Langhammer, Arnulf; Rönmark, Eva; Ilmarinen, Pinja; Pallasaho, Paula; Piirilä, Päivi (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Smoking, exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and occupational exposure to vapours, gases, dusts or fumes (VGDF) increase asthma symptoms. The impact of combined exposure is less well established. We aimed to ... -
Multimorbidity in Finnish and Swedish speaking Finns; association with daily habits and socioeconomic status – Nordic EpiLung cross-sectional study
Andersén, Heidi; Kankaanranta, Hannu; Tuomisto, Leena E.; Piirilä, Päivi; Sovijärvi, Anssi; Langhammer, Arnulf; Backman, Helena; Lundbäck, Bo; Rönmark, Eva; Lehtimäki, Lauri; Ilmarinen, Pinja (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Multimorbidity is an emerging public health priority. This study aims to assess the role of lifestyle and socioeconomic status in the prevalence of multimorbidity and chronic diseases by using two language groups that are ... -
Spirometric phenotypes from early childhood to young adulthood: a Chronic Airway Disease Early Stratification study
Wang, Gang; Hallberg, Jenny; Charalampopoulos, Dimitrios; Sanahuja, Maribel Casas; Breyer-Kohansal, Robab; Langhammer, Arnulf; Granell, Raquel; Vonk, Judith M.; Mian, Annemiek; Olvera, Núria; Laustsen, Lisbeth Mølgaard; Rönmark, Eva; Abellan, Alicia; Agusti, Alvar; Arshad, Syed Hasan; Bergström, Anna; Boezen, H. Marike; Breyer, Marie-Kathrin; Burghuber, Otto; Bolund, Anneli Clea; Custovic, Adnan; Devereux, Graham; Donaldson, Gavin C.; Duijts, Liesbeth; Esplugues, Ana; Faner, Rosa; Ballester, Ferran; Garcia-Aymerich, Judith; Gehring, Ulrike; Haider, Sadia; Hartl, Sylvia; Backman, Helena; Holloway, John W.; Koppelman, Gerard H.; Lertxundi, Aitana; Holmen, Turid Lingaas; Lowe, Lesley; Mensink-Bout, Sara M.; Murray, Clare S.; Roberts, Graham; Hedman, Linnea; Schlünssen, Vivi; Sigsgaard, Torben; Simpson, Angela; Sunyer, Jordi; Torrent, Maties; Turner, Stephen; Van den Berge, Maarten; Vermeulen, Roel; Vikjord, Sigrid Anna Aalberg; Wedzicha, Jadwiga A.; van der Zee, Anke H. Maitland; Melén, Erik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background The prevalences of obstructive and restrictive spirometric phenotypes, and their relation to early-life risk factors from childhood to young adulthood remain poorly understood. The aim was to explore these ...