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Bertil Forsberg

Researcher at Umeå University

Publications -  396
Citations -  27284

Bertil Forsberg is an academic researcher from Umeå University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Asthma. The author has an hindex of 72, co-authored 371 publications receiving 21541 citations. Previous affiliations of Bertil Forsberg include National Institute of Occupational Health & Stockholm County Council.

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Factors increasing vulnerability to health effects before, during and after floods.

Dianne Lowe, +2 more
- 11 Dec 2013 - 
TL;DR: A systematic PubMed search was conducted to identify studies examining risk factors for health effects of precipitation-related floods, among Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) member countries.
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Health Impact of PM10, PM2.5 and Black Carbon Exposure Due to Different Source Sectors in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Umea, Sweden

David Segersson, +6 more
- 07 Jul 2017 - 
TL;DR: Sectorial contributions to PM exposure and related premature mortality for three Swedish cities are described and it is implied that control actions on local PM emissions have a strong potential in abatement strategies.
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A prospective study of asthma incidence and its predictors: the RHINE study

Kjell Torén, +8 more
- 01 Dec 2004 - 
TL;DR: There was a strong association between onset of asthma and wheezing at baseline, and the incidence rate of asthma in the whole population sample ranged 1.5–2.2·1,000 person-yrs−1, with a higher incidence range among females.
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Elemental composition and reflectance of ambient fine particles at 21 European locations

Thomas Götschi, +15 more
- 01 Oct 2005 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, Elemental Composition and Light Absorbance of Ambient Fine Particles at 21 European Locations was performed at three different locations in 21 European locations: London, Paris, and New York.
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Susceptibility to mortality related to temperature and heat and cold wave duration in the population of Stockholm County, Sweden.

Joacim Rocklöv, +3 more
- 12 Mar 2014 - 
TL;DR: Preventive efforts should not assume susceptible groups are the same for warm and cold days and heat and cold waves, respectively, to increase effectiveness.