Francesco Forastiere

Expert elicitation on ultrafine particles: likelihood of health effects and causal pathways (2009)

Knol, Anne B, De Hartog, Jeroen J, Boogaard, Hanna, Slottje, Pauline, Van Der Sluijs, Jeroen P, Lebret, Erik, ...

Abstract Background Exposure to fine ambient particulate matter (PM) has consistently been associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The relationship between exposure to ultrafine particles...

Respiratory symptoms in children living near busy roads and their relationship to vehicular traffic: results of an Italian multicenter study (SIDRIA 2) (2009)

Migliore, Enrica, Berti, Giovanna, Galassi, Claudia, Pearce, Neil, Forastiere, Francesco, Calabrese, Roberto, ...

Abstract Background Epidemiological studies have provided evidence that exposure to vehicular traffic increases the prevalence of respiratory symptoms and may exacerbate pre-existing asthma in...

Discriminative and predictive properties of disease-specific and generic health status indexes in elderly COPD patients (2008)

Conte, Maria E, Pedone, Claudio, Forastiere, Francesco, Bellia, Vincenzo, Antonelli-Incalzi, Raffaele

Abstract Background The association between bronchial obstruction severity and mortality in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is well established, but it is unknown whether...

The influence of socioeconomic status on utilization and outcomes of elective total hip replacement: a multicity population-based longitudinal study (2007)

Agabiti, Nera, Picciotto, Sally, Cesaroni, Giulia, Bisanti, Luigi, Forastiere, Francesco, Onorati, Roberta, ...

Objective. In countries with universal health coverage, socioeconomic status is not expected to influence access to effective treatment and its prognosis. We tested whether socioeconomic status...

Socioeconomic differentials in premature mortality in Rome: changes from 1990 to 2001 (2006)

Cesaroni, Giulia, Agabiti, Nera, Forastiere, Francesco, Ancona, Carla, Perucci, Carlo A

Abstract Background While socioeconomic inequalities in mortality have widened in many countries, evidence of social differentials is scarce in Southern Europe. We studied temporal changes in...

Comparison of different methods in analyzing short-term air pollution effects in a cohort study of susceptible individuals (2006)

Peters, Annette, Von Klot, Stephanie, Berglind, Niklas, Hörmann, Allmut, Löwel, Hannelore, Nyberg, Fredrik, ...

Abstract Background Short-term fluctuations of ambient air pollution have been associated with exacerbation of cardiovascular disease. A multi-city study was designed to assess the probability of...

Air pollution and lung function among susceptible adult subjects: a panel study (2006)

Lagorio, Susanna, Forastiere, Francesco, Pistelli, Riccardo, Iavarone, Ivano, Michelozzi, Paola, Fano, Valeria, ...

Abstract Background Adverse health effects at relatively low levels of ambient air pollution have consistently been reported in the last years. We conducted a time-series panel study of subjects with...

The influence of socioeconomic status on utilization and outcomes of elective total hip replacement: a multicity population-based longitudinal study (2006)

Agabiti, Nera, Picciotto, Sally, Cesaroni, Giulia, Bisanti, Luigi, Forastiere, Francesco, Onorati, Roberta, ...

Objective. In countries with universal health coverage, socioeconomic status is not expected to influence access to effective treatment and its prognosis. We tested whether socioeconomic status...

The influence of socioeconomic status on utilization and outcomes of elective total hip replacement: a multicity population-based longitudinal study (2006)

Agabiti, Nera, Picciotto, Sally, Cesaroni, Giulia, Bisanti, Luigi, Forastiere, Francesco, Onorati, Roberta, ...

Objective. In countries with universal health coverage, socioeconomic status is not expected to influence access to effective treatment and its prognosis. We tested whether socioeconomic status...

Temporal trend of HIV infection: An update of the HIV surveillance system in Lazio, Italy, 1985-2000 (2004)

Porta, Daniela, Perucci, Carlo A., Forastiere, Francesco, De Luca, Assunta

Background: After the introduction of the highly active antiretroviral therapies, data from AIDS surveillance systems are less useful to describe the HIV epidemic, while HIV surveillance could give...

The association of daily sulfur dioxide air pollution levels with hospital admissions for cardiovascular diseases in Europe (The Aphea-II study) (2003)

Sunyer, Jordi, Ballester, Ferran, Tertre, Alain Le, Atkinson, Richard, Ayres, Jon G, Forastiere, Francesco, ...

The objective of this study is to assess the short-term effect of sulfur dioxide (SO2) air pollution levels on hospital admissions for cardiovascular diseases. Daily mean hospital admissions for...

Silicosis and Lung Function Decrements among Female Ceramic Workers in Italy (2002)

Forastiere, Francesco, Goldsmith, David F., Sperati, Alessandra, Rapiti, Elisabetta, Miceli, Maria, Cavariani, Fulvio, ...

It is well known that male ceramic workers have elevated risks of chronic silicosis. The objective of this study was to assess whether female ceramic workers also have an increased risk of silicosis...

Cigar and Pipe Smoking and Lung Cancer Risk: a Multicenter Study From Europe (1999)

Boffetta, Paolo, Pershagen, Göran, Jöckel, Karl-Heinz, Forastiere, Francesco, Gaborieau, Valerie, Heinrich, Joachim, ...

BACKGROUND: Because limited information is available on the quantitative association between consumption of tobacco products other than cigarettes and lung cancer risk, we undertook a case-control...

Household and Community Determinants of Exposure to Involuntary Smoking: A Study of Urinary Cotinine in Children and Adolescents (1995)

Dell'Orco, Valerio, Forastiere, Francesco, Agabiti, Nera, Corbo, Giuseppe M., Pistelli, Riccarcdo, Pacifici, Roberta, ...

The study examines the role of several potential predictors of urinary cotinine levels in a cross-sectional sample of 1,072 nonsmoking children and adolescents in Latium, Italy, during 1990–1991....

Risk Factors for Overdose Mortality: A Case-Control Study within a Cohort of Intravenous Drug Users (1993)

DAVOLI, MARINA, PERUCCI, CARLO A, FORASTIERE, FRANCESCO, DOYLE, PAT, RAPITI, ELISABETTA, ZACCARELLI, MAURO, ...

Overdose mortality is the major adverse health effect of drug injection. The potential determinants of overdose death are poorly understood; the aim of this study was to investigate risk factors for...

FEBRILE ILLNESS IN SUCCESSIVE COHORTS OF TOURISTS AT A HOTEL ON THE ITALIAN ADRIATIC COAST: EVIDENCE FOR A PERSISTENT FOCUS OF LEGIONELLA INFECTION (1984)

ROSMINI, FRANCESCO, CASTELLANI-PASTORIS, MADDALENA, MAZZOTTI, MIRELLA FANTASIA, FORASTIERE, FRANCESCO, GAVAZZONI, ANGELO, GRECO, DONATO, ...

Rosmini, F., M. Castellani-Pastorls, M. F. Mazzotti, F. Forastiere, A. Gavaz-zonl, D. Greco, G. Ruckdeschel, E. Tartagni, A. Zampierl and W. B. Baine (Epidemiology Program Office, CDC, Atlanta, GA...