Blar i Faculty of Medicine på emneord "Lung function"
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Airway symptoms and lung function in the local population after the oil tank explosion in Gulen, Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-12-12)Background: Oil tanks containing a mixture of hydrocarbons, including sulphuric compounds, exploded and caught fire in an industrial harbour. This study assesses airway symptoms and lung function in the nearby population ... -
Birth after preeclamptic pregnancies: association with allergic sensitization and allergic rhinoconjunctivitis in late childhood; a historically matched cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-04-11)Background: The development of allergic sensitization and allergic disease may be related to factors during intrauterine life, but the role of maternal preeclampsia is not known. We studied if maternal preeclampsia is ... -
Oxygen concentration in inhaled gas and nitric oxide concentration in exhaled gas. Is nitric oxide concentration in exhaled gas a useful marker for exposure to hyperoxia?
(Doctoral thesis, 2014-04-10)Background: Exposure to partial pressures of oxygen (PO2) higher than 50 kPa may result in toxic effects on the lungs with reduced vital capacity, maximal expiratory flow rates and diffusion capacity. The risk of developing ... -
Second-hand smoke exposure in adulthood and lower respiratory health during 20 year follow up in the European Community Respiratory Health Survey
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-02-14)Background: Early life exposure to tobacco smoke has been extensively studied but the role of second-hand smoke (SHS) for new-onset respiratory symptoms and lung function decline in adulthood has not been widely investigated ...