Study of the aetiology of wheezing illness at age 16 in two national British birth cohorts.

Statistical methods in cancer research. Volume I - The analysis of case-control studies.

1980 • 4,991 citations

Relation of birth weight and childhood respiratory infection to adult lung function and death from chronic obstructive airways disease.

1991 • 887 citations

Changes in asthma prevalence: two surveys 15 years apart.

1989 • 886 citations

Respiratory symptoms and atopy in Aberdeen schoolchildren: evidence from two surveys 25 years apart.

1992 • 710 citations

Has the prevalence of asthma increased in children? Evidence from the national study of health and growth 1973-86.

1990 • 619 citations

Changing prevalence of asthma in Australian children

1994 • 594 citations

National survey of prevalence of asthma among children in the United States, 1976 to 1980.

1988 • 525 citations

Skin test reactivity and number of siblings

1994 • 502 citations

Increase in asthma: a more toxic environment or a more susceptible population?

1994 • 483 citations

Predictors of Asthma and Persistent Wheeze in a National Sample of Children in the United States: Association with Social Class, Perinatal Events, and Race

1990 • 409 citations

Lung Function, Pre- and Post-natal Smoke Exposure, and Wheezing in the First Year of Life

1993 • 317 citations

Trends in prevalence and severity of childhood asthma

1994 • 290 citations

Maternal smoking during pregnancy and lower respiratory tract illness in early life.

1987 • 252 citations

Effect of environmental factors on the development of allergic disorders in infancy

1992 • 236 citations

Prospective study of risk factors for early and persistent wheezing in childhood

1995 • 212 citations

Prevalence of Childhood Asthma in Taipei, Taiwan, and Other Asian Pacific Countries

1988 • 174 citations

The natural history of asthma in childhood.

1986 • 147 citations

Epidemiological study of wheeze, doctor diagnosed asthma, and cough in preschool children in Leicestershire.

1993 • 142 citations

Predictive value of cord blood IgE in the development of atopic disease and role of breast‐feeding in its prevention

1985 • 138 citations

Allergen skin-test reactivity in a community population sample: correlation with age, histamine skin reactions, and total serum immunoglobulin E

1981 • 135 citations

Is low birth weight a risk factor for asthma during adolescence?

1991 • 131 citations

Increasing prevalence of asthma in children.

1983 • 112 citations

Change in use of asthma as a diagnostic label for wheezing illness in schoolchildren.

1989 • 92 citations

HAS THE MANAGEMENT OF ASTHMA IMPROVED?

1987 • 79 citations

UK Smoking Statistics

1988 • 75 citations

Epidemiology of asthma.

1993 • 46 citations

The prevalence and natural history of wheezing in early childhood.

1985 • 46 citations

Respiratory impairment induced by smoking in children in secondary schools.

1984 • 31 citations

Labelling shift from acute bronchitis may be contributing to the recent rise in asthma mortality in the 5–34 age group

1993 • 12 citations