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Mika J. Mäkelä

Researcher at University of Helsinki

Publications -  318
Citations -  13874

Mika J. Mäkelä is an academic researcher from University of Helsinki. The author has contributed to research in topics: Asthma & Allergy. The author has an hindex of 55, co-authored 303 publications receiving 11743 citations. Previous affiliations of Mika J. Mäkelä include Turku University Hospital & National Institutes of Health.

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Environmental biodiversity, human microbiota, and allergy are interrelated

TL;DR: Analyzing atopic sensitization in a random sample of adolescents living in a heterogeneous region of 100 × 150 km, it is shown that environmental biodiversity in the surroundings of the study subjects’ homes influenced the composition of the bacterial classes on their skin.
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Viruses and Bacteria in the Etiology of the Common Cold

TL;DR: The results show that although approximately 50% of episodes of the common cold were caused by rhinoviruses, the etiology can vary depending on the epidemiological situation with regard to circulating viruses.
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EAACI Molecular Allergology User's Guide.

Paolo Maria Matricardi, +65 more
TL;DR: The European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) Molecular Allergology User's Guide (MAUG) as mentioned in this paper provides comprehensive information on important allergens and describes the diagnostic options using component-resolved diagnosis (CRD).
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Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA): Achievements in 10 years and future needs

Jean Bousquet, +236 more
TL;DR: Ten years after the publication of the ARIA World Health Organization workshop report, it is important to make a summary of its achievements and identify the still unmet clinical, research, and implementation needs to strengthen the 2011 European Union Priority on allergy and asthma in children.
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Adherence to inhaled therapies, health outcomes and costs in patients with asthma and COPD

TL;DR: The correlation between adherence to inhaled pharmacological therapies for asthma and COPD and clinical efficacy is positive, with improved symptom control and lung function shown in most studies of adults, adolescents and children.