Following articles from the SAPALDIA project are freely accessible from the net :
Imboden M, Schwartz J, Schindler C, Curjuric I, Berger W, Liu LJS, Russi
EW, Ackermann-Liebrich U, Rochat T, Probst-Hensch N. Decreased PM10
Exposure attenuates age-related lung function decline: genetic variants
in p53, p21, and CCND1 modify this effect. Environ Health Perspect 2009,
117, 1420-1427. http://ehp03.niehs.nih.gov/article/info:doi/10.1289/ehp.0800430
Ackermann-Liebrich U, Schindler C, Frei P, Probst-Hensch NM, Imboden M,
Gemperli A, Rochat T, Schmid-Grendelmeier P, Bircher AJ. Sensitisation
to Ambrosia in Switzerland : a public health threat on the wait. Swiss
Med Wkly. 2009, 139, 70-5. http://www.smw.ch/index.php?id=523&url=/docs/pdfcontent/smw-12489.pdf
Schindler C , Keidel D, Gerbase MW, Zemp E, Bettschart R, Brändli O,
Brutsche MH, Burdet L, Karrer W, Knöpfli B, Pons M, Schwartz J, Rapp R,
Liu LJS, Bayer-Oglesby L, Künzli N, Ackermann-Liebrich U, Rochat T.
Improvements in PM10-exposure and reduced rates of respiratory symptoms
in a cohort of Swiss adults (SAPALDIA-study). Am J Respir Crit Care Med.
2009, 179, 579-87 http://ajrccm.atsjournals.org/cgi/content/full/179/7/579
Probst-Hensch NM, Imboden M, Felber Dietrich D, Barthélemy JC, Ackermann-Liebrich U, Berger W, Gaspoz JM, Schwartz J. Glutathione S-transferase polymorphisms, passive smoking, obesity, and heart rate variability in non-smokers. Environ Health Perspect 2008, 116, 1494-1499. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19057702
Felber Dietrich D, Gemperli A, Gaspoz JM, Schindler C, Sally Liu LJ, Gold DR, Schwartz J, Rochat T, Barthélémy JC, Pons M, Roche F, Probst Hensch NM, Bridevaux PO, Gerbase MW, Neu U, Ackermann-Liebrich U and the SAPALDIA Team. Differences in Heart Rate Variability Associated with Longterm Exposure to NO2. Environ Health Perspect 2008, 116, 1357-1361. http://www.ehponline.org/members/2008/11377/11377.pdf
Senn O, Russi EW, Schindler C, Imboden M, von Eckardstein A, Brandli O, Zemp E, Ackermann-Liebrich U, Berger W, Rochat T, Luisetti M, Probst-Hensch NM. Circulating alpha1-antitrypsin in the general population: Determinants and association with lung function. Respir Res 2008, 9, 35. http://respiratory-research.com/content/pdf/1465-9921-9-35.pdf
Puhan MA, Gaspoz JM, Bridevaux PO, Schindler C, Ackermann-Liebrich U, Rochat T, Gerbase MW. Comparing a disease-specific and a generic health-related quality of life instrument in subjects with asthma from the general population. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2008, 6, 15. http://www.hqlo.com/content/pdf/1477-7525-6-15.pdf
Downs S, Schindler C, Liu LJS, Keidel D, Bayer-Oglesby L, Brutsche M, Gerbase ME, Keller R, Künzli N, Leuenberger P, Probst-Hensch N, Tschopp JM, Zellweger JP, Rochat T, Schwartz J, Ackermann-Liebrich U.
Reduction in PM10 attenuates age-related lung function decline in adults. N Engl J Med 2007, 2338-2347. http://content.nejm.org/cgi/reprint/357/23/2338.pdf
Liu LJS, Curjuric I, Keidel D, Heldstab J, Künzli N, Bayer-Oglesby L, Ackermann-Liebrich U, Schindler C, SAPALDIA Team. Characterization of source-specific air pollution exposure for a large population-based swiss cohort (SAPALDIA). Environ Health Perspect 2007, 115, 1638-1645. http://www.ehponline.org/members/2007/10177/10177.pdf
Felber Dietrich D, Schwartz J, Schindler C, Gaspoz JM, Barthelemy JC, Tschopp JM, Roche F, Von Eckardstein A, Brändli O, Leuenberger P, Gold DR, Ackermann-iebrich U, SAPALDIA Team (2007). Effect of passive smoking on heart rate ariability, heart rate and blood pressure: an observational study. Int J Epidemiology 2007, 36, 834-840. http://ije.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/36/4/834?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext
Imboden M, Downs SH, Senn O, Matyas G, Brändli O, Russi EW, Schindler C, Ackermann-Liebrich U, Berger W, Probst-Hensch NM, Sapaldia Team TS. Glutathione S-transferase genotypes modify lung function decline in the general population: SAPALDIA cohort study. Respir Res 2007, 8, 2. http://respiratory-research.com/content/pdf/1465-9921-8-2.pdf
Imboden M, Nieters A, Bircher A, Brutsche M, Becker N, Wjst M, Ackermann-Liebrich U, Berger W, Probst-hentsch N, SAPALDIA team. Cytokine gene polymorphisms and atopic disease in two European cohorts. (ECRHS-Basel and SAPALDIA). Clin Mol Allergy 2006 4,9. http://www.clinicalmolecularallergy.com/content/pdf/1476-7961-4-9.pdf
Downs SH, Brändli O, Zellweger JP, Schindler Ch, Künzli N, Gerbase MW, Burdet L, Bettschart R, Zemp E, Frey M, Keller R, Tschopp JM, Leuenberger Ph, Ackermann-Liebrich U for the SAPALDIA team. Accelerated decline in lung function in smoking women with airway obstruction. Resp Res 2005, 6, 45. http://respiratory-research.com/content/pdf/1465-9921-6-45.pdf
Jayet PY, Schindler Ch, Schwartz J, Künzli N, Zellweger JP, Brändli O, Perruchoud AP, Keller R., Schwartz J, Ackermann-Liebrich U, Leuenberger Ph and SAPALDIA team. Reference values for methacholine reactivity (SAPALDIA study). Respiratory Research 2005, 6, 131. http://respiratory-research.com/content/pdf/1465-9921-6-131.pdf
Künzli N, Kuna-Dibbert B, Keidel D, Keller R, Brändli O, Schindler Ch, Schweinzer KM, Leuenberger Ph, Ackermann-Liebrich U, on behalf of the SAPALDIA team. Longitudinal validity of spirometers - a challenge in longitudinal studies. Swiss Med Wkly 2005, 135, 503-508. http://www.smw.ch/dfe/set_suche.html
Leuenberger Ph, Ackermann-Liebrich U, Künzli N, Schindler Ch, Perruchoud AP et groupe SAPALDIA. SAPALDIA: passé, présent et avenir. Schweiz Med Wochenschr 2000, 130, 291-7. http://www.smw.ch/docs/pdf/2000_08/2000-08-305.pdf
Ackermann-Liebrich U. Umwelt- und Gesundheitsforschung in der Schweiz : ein Rückblick auf das nationale Forschungsprogramm 26A. Umweltmed Forsch Prax 1999, 5, 45-51. http://www.ecomed-medizin.de/sj/ufp/Pdf/aId/999