About the Authors
- Roberto de Marco
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* E-mail: roberto.demarco@univr.it
Affiliation Unit of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
- Giancarlo Pesce
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Affiliation Unit of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
- Alessandro Marcon
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Affiliation Unit of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
- Simone Accordini
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Affiliation Unit of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
- Leonardo Antonicelli
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Affiliation Allergy Unit, Dept of Immuno-Allergic and Respiratory Diseases, Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Ancona, Italy
- Massimiliano Bugiani
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Affiliation Unit of Respiratory Medicine, ASL TO-2, Torino, Italy
- Lucio Casali
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Affiliation Unit of Respiratory Diseases, Dept of Internal Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
- Marcello Ferrari
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Affiliation Unit of Internal Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
- Gabriele Nicolini
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Affiliation Medical Affairs Department, Chiesi Farmaceutici, Parma, Italy
- Maria Grazia Panico
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Affiliation Epidemiology Unit, ASL SA-2, Salerno, Italy
- Pietro Pirina
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Affiliation Institute for Respiratory Diseases, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
- Maria Elisabetta Zanolin
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Affiliation Unit of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
- Isa Cerveri
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Affiliation Unit of Respiratory Diseases, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
- Giuseppe Verlato
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Affiliation Unit of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Competing Interests
The authors confirm that Gabriele Nicolini is an employe of the “Chiesi Farmaceutici, Parma, Italy,” one of the commercial funders of this research. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Reviewed the manuscript, contributed to its scientific content and approved the final version of it: RdM GP AM SA LA MB LC MF GN MGP PP MEZ IC GV. Conceived and designed the experiments: RdM. Analyzed the data: GP. Wrote the paper: RdM GP AM.