European Respiratory Review

Asthma and the Environment

Proceedings of a Symposium held on November 7-8, 1996
Edited by A. Woodcock

CONTENTS

A. Woodcock, N. Siafakas		Introduction
B. Brunekreef, G. Hoek, W. Roemer, S. van der Zee	131	Panel studies for investigating acute health effects of air pollution
J.G. Ayres	135	Particle mass or particle numbers?
J. Sunyer	139	Nitrogen dioxide: an unimportant cause of health effects?
H. Magnussen, O. Holz, R.A. Jörres	141	Is ozone really important?
E. von Mutius	145	Determinants of childhood asthma and atopy in West and East Germany
F. de Blay	148	Airborne characteristics of indoor allergens: relevance to disease and avoidance
J. Kuehr	153	The concept of threshold values for allergen exposure: is it valuable?
A. Custovic, A. Smith, A. Woodcock	155	Indoor allergens are a primary cause of asthma
J.M. Antó, J.B. Soriano, J. Sunyer	159	Proportion of asthma attributable to sensitization to aeroallergens
R.L. Bergmann, B. Niggeman, U. Wahn	161	Allergen avoidance should be first line treatment for asthma
J. Emberlin	164	The effects of air pollution on allergenic pollen
T. Sandström, A. Blomberg, R. Helleday, B. Rudell	168	Air pollution-allergy interaction: experiences from animal studies
J.L. Devalia, C. Rusznak, J. Wang, R.J. Davies	175	Pollution-allergen interactions: challenge studies in man
A. Woodcock, A. Custovic, A. Smith	179	Metered dose inhalers: the need for change
J. Nagel, A. Frömder	181	Formulation aspects of alternative propellants

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