Francesco Forastiere
University of Bari
430 Papers
3.1K Citations
Francesco Forastiere is an academic researcher from University of Bari. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Population. The author has an hindex of 89, co-authored 400 publications.
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Papers
Benefits of future clean air policies in Europe
Barbara Hoffmann,Bert Brunekreef,Zorana Jovanovic Andersen,Francesco Forastiere,Hanna Boogaard +4 more
TL;DR: In this article , the authors consider the recent body of evidence on the effects of long-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) on total mortality from natural causes and present the rationale for conducting additional analyses within the framework of the health impact assessment (HIA) conducted for the revision of the EU AAQD, based on the recently published European “Effects of Low-Level Air Pollution: A Study in Europe” (ELAPSE) study.
PM10, and children's respiratory symptoms and lung function in the PATY study.
Gerard Hoek,S Pattenden,Saskia M. Willers,T Antova,Eleonora Fabianova,Charlotte Braun-Fahrländer,Francesco Forastiere,Ulrike Gehring,Heike Luttmann-Gibson,Leticia Grize,Joachim Heinrich,Danny Houthuijs,Nicole Janssen,Boris A. Katsnelson,Anna Kosheleva,Hanns Moshammer,Manfred Neuberger,Larisa I. Privalova,Peter Rudnai,Frank E. Speizer,Hana Šlachtová,Hana Tomášková,Renata Zlotkowska,Tony Fletcher +23 more
TL;DR: Evidence is added that long-term exposure to outdoor air pollution, characterised by the concentration of PM10, is associated with increased respiratory symptoms, and PM10 was not associated with lung function across all studies combined.
Air pollution and occurrence of type 2 diabetes in a large cohort study.
Matteo Renzi,Francesco Cerza,Claudio Gariazzo,Nera Agabiti,Silvia Cascini,Riccardo Di Domenicantonio,Marina Davoli,Francesco Forastiere,Giulia Cesaroni +8 more
TL;DR: Long-term exposure to nitrogen oxides was associated with prevalent diabetes while NOx and O3 exposures were associated with incident diabetes.
DNA methylation in childhood asthma: an epigenome-wide meta-analysis
Cheng-Jian Xu,Cilla Söderhäll,Mariona Bustamante,Nour Baïz,Olena Gruzieva,Ulrike Gehring,Dan Mason,Leda Chatzi,Leda Chatzi,Leda Chatzi,Mikel Basterrechea,Sabrina Llop,Maties Torrent,Francesco Forastiere,Maria Pia Fantini,Karin C. Lødrup Carlsen,Karin C. Lødrup Carlsen,Tari Haahtela,Andréanne Morin,Marjan Kerkhof,Simon Kebede Merid,Bianca van Rijkom,Soesma A Jankipersadsing,Marc Jan Bonder,Stephane Ballereau,Stephane Ballereau,Cornelis J. Vermeulen,Raul Aguirre-Gamboa,Johan C. de Jongste,Henriette A. Smit,Ashok Kumar,Ashok Kumar,Ashok Kumar,Göran Pershagen,Stefano Guerra,Judith Garcia-Aymerich,Dario Greco,Lovisa E. Reinius,Rosemary R. C. McEachan,Raf Azad,Vegard Hovland,Petter Mowinckel,Harri Alenius,Harri Alenius,Nanna Fyhrquist,Nanna Fyhrquist,Nathanaël Lemonnier,Nathanaël Lemonnier,Johann Pellet,Charles Auffray,Pieter van der Vlies,Cleo C. van Diemen,Yang Li,Cisca Wijmenga,Mihai G. Netea,Miriam F. Moffatt,William O.C.M. Cookson,Josep M. Antó,Jean Bousquet,Jean Bousquet,Tiina Laatikainen,Tiina Laatikainen,Catherine Laprise,Kai-Håkon Carlsen,Kai-Håkon Carlsen,Davide Gori,Daniela Porta,Carmen Iñiguez,Jose Ramon Bilbao,Manolis Kogevinas,John Wright,Bert Brunekreef,Juha Kere,Juha Kere,Martijn C. Nawijn,Isabella Annesi-Maesano,J Sunyer,Erik Melén,Erik Melén,Erik Melén,Gerard H. Koppelman +80 more
- 01 Jan 2018
TL;DR: In this paper, a large-scale epigenome-wide association study (EWAS) within the Mechanisms of the Development of ALLergy (MeDALL) project was conducted to assess methylation profiles associated with childhood asthma.
Secondhand smoke exposure in adulthood and risk of lung cancer among never smokers: a pooled analysis of two large studies.
Paul Brennan,Patricia A. Buffler,Peggy Reynolds,Anna H. Wu,H.-Erich Wichmann,Antonio Agudo,Göran Pershagen,Karl-Heinz Jöckel,Simone Benhamou,Raymond S. Greenberg,Franco Merletti,Carlos Winck,Elizabeth T. H. Fontham,Michaela Kreuzer,Sarah C. Darby,Francesco Forastiere,Lorenzo Simonato,Paolo Boffetta +17 more
TL;DR: Clear dose‐response relationships consistent with a causal association were observed between exposure to secondhand smoke from spousal, workplace and social sources and the development of lung cancer among never smokers.