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Stephen Montefort

University of Malta
Verified email at um.edu.mt
Cited by 16562

Worldwide time trends in the prevalence of symptoms of asthma, allergic rhinoconjunctivitis, and eczema in childhood: ISAAC Phases One and Three repeat …

MI Asher, S Montefort, B Björkstén, CKW Lai… - The lancet, 2006 - thelancet.com
Background Data for trends in prevalence of asthma, allergic rhinoconjunctivitis, and eczema
over time are scarce. We repeated the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in …

Worldwide variations in the prevalence of symptoms of atopic eczema in the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood

…, J Mallol, F Martinez, E Mitchell, S Montefort… - Journal of allergy and …, 1999 - Elsevier
Background: Little is known about the prevalence of atopic eczema outside Northern Europe.
Objectives: We sought to describe the magnitude and variation in the prevalence of atopic …

Worldwide variations in prevalence of symptoms of allergic rhinoconjunctivitis in children: the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC)

…, F Martinez, E Mitchell, S Montefort… - Pediatric allergy and …, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
Background: As part of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC),
prevalence surveys were conducted among representative samples of school children …

Interleukin-4,-5, and-6 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha in normal and asthmatic airways: evidence for the human mast cell as a source of these cytokines.

…, JA Roberts, KM Britten, S Montefort… - American journal of …, 1994 - atsjournals.org
Asthma is characterized by the presence of an inflammatory cell infiltrate in the bronchial
mucosa consisting of activated mast cells, eosinophils, and T cells. Several cytokines are …

Global map of the prevalence of symptoms of rhinoconjunctivitis in children: The International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) Phase Three

…, N Pearce, HR Anderson, P Ellwood, S Montefort… - Allergy, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Phase One of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC)
measured the global patterns of prevalence and severity of symptoms of …

Association between paracetamol use in infancy and childhood, and risk of asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis, and eczema in children aged 6–7 years: analysis from Phase …

…, J Crane, E Von Mutius, CKW Lai, S Montefort… - The Lancet, 2008 - thelancet.com
Background Exposure to paracetamol during intrauterine life, childhood, and adult life may
increase the risk of developing asthma. We studied 6–7-year-old children from Phase Three …

[HTML][HTML] Which population level environmental factors are associated with asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis and eczema? Review of the ecological analyses of ISAAC Phase …

MI Asher, AW Stewart, J Mallol, S Montefort… - Respiratory …, 2010 - Springer
The International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) Phase One showed
large worldwide variations in the prevalence of symptoms of asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis and …

The association between tobacco and the risk of asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis and eczema in children and adolescents: analyses from Phase Three of the ISAAC …

EA Mitchell, R Beasley, U Keil, S Montefort… - Thorax, 2012 - thorax.bmj.com
Background Exposure to parental smoking is associated with wheeze in early childhood,
but in 2006 the US Surgeon General stated that the evidence is insufficient to infer a causal …

Indoor air pollution, physical and comfort parameters related to schoolchildren's health: Data from the European SINPHONIE study

…, M Neri, D Martuzevičius, E Krugly, S Montefort… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Substantial knowledge is available on the association of the indoor school environment and
its effect among schoolchildren. In the same context, the SINPHONIE (School indoor …

Antibiotic use in infancy and symptoms of asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis, and eczema in children 6 and 7 years old: International Study of Asthma and Allergies in …

…, N Pearce, B Björkstén, J Mallol, S Montefort… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Phase III of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood
measured the global prevalence of symptoms of asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis, and eczema in …