Effectiveness of active physical training as treatment for long-standing adductor-related groin pain in athletes: randomised trial

…, L Ulnits, IL Kanstrup, MB Nielsen, AM Bjerg… - The Lancet, 1999 - thelancet.com
Background Groin pain is common among athletes. A major cause of long-standing
problems is adductor-related groin pain. The purpose of this randomised clinical trial was to …

Clinical examination of athletes with groin pain: an intraobserver and interobserver reliability study

P Hölmich, LR Hölmich, AM Bjerg - British journal of sports medicine, 2004 - bjsm.bmj.com
Background: Groin pain is a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge to sports medicine. The
literature provides no consensus on definitions of or diagnostic criteria for groin pain in athletes…

Major increase in allergic sensitization in schoolchildren from 1996 to 2006 in northern Sweden

E Rönmark, A Bjerg, M Perzanowski… - Journal of allergy and …, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Time trends for allergic sensitization are poorly known. OBJECTIVE: To
compare the trends in prevalence of allergic sensitization and associated risk factors in children…

Passive smoking exposure is associated with increased risk of COPD in never smokers

S Hagstad, A Bjerg, L Ekerljung, H Backman… - Chest, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Passive smoking, or environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), is a risk factor for lung
cancer, cardiovascular disease, and childhood asthma, but a relationship with COPD has …

Gender difference in smoking effects on lung function and risk of hospitalization for COPD: results from a Danish longitudinal population study

E Prescott, AM Bjerg, PK Andersen… - European …, 1997 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Recent findings suggest that females may be more susceptible than males to the deleterious
influence of tobacco smoking in developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)…

[HTML][HTML] Increased Prevalence of Symptoms of Rhinitis but Not of Asthma between 1990 and 2008 in Swedish Adults: Comparisons of the ECRHS and GA2LEN …

A Bjerg, L Ekerljung, R Middelveld, SE Dahlén… - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background The increase in asthma prevalence until 1990 has been well described.
Thereafter, time trends are poorly known, due to the low number of high quality studies. The …

Remission and persistence of asthma followed from 7 to 19 years of age

M Andersson, L Hedman, A Bjerg, B Forsberg… - …, 2013 - publications.aap.org
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To date, a limited number of population-based studies
have prospectively evaluated the remission of childhood asthma. This work was intended to …

Time trends in asthma and wheeze in Swedish children 1996–2006: prevalence and risk factors by sex

A Bjerg, T Sandström, B Lundbäck, E Rönmark - Allergy, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Recent data suggest that the previously rising trend in childhood wheezing
symptoms has plateaued in some regions. We sought to investigate sex‐specific trends in …

Family history of asthma and atopy: in-depth analyses of the impact on asthma and wheeze in 7-to 8-year-old children

A Bjerg, L Hedman, MS Perzanowski, T Platts-Mills… - …, 2007 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVES. Development of asthma in children is influenced by interactions between genetic
and environmental factors. It is unclear whether paternal or maternal histories of disease …

[HTML][HTML] Rhinitis phenotypes correlate with different symptom presentation and risk factor patterns of asthma

J Eriksson, A Bjerg, J Lötvall, G Wennergren… - Respiratory …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Asthma and rhinitis frequently coexist, but no population study has previously
determined the relationship between nasal comorbidities and symptom expression and …