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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Asthma Outcomes"”.
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Family Acculturation and Asthma Outcomes in Latino Children
<p><em>Background:</em> Asthma is the primary chronic disease diagnosed in children. California has had some of the highest asthma prevalence rates within the nation. The literature indicates that there is a poor understanding of asthma outcome and management. However, studies exploring the role of …
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The relationship between pesticide metabolites and asthma outcomes among women farm workers
… to pesticides and adverse respiratory health outcomes including non-specific respiratory symptoms, rhinitis and asthma. Few studies have investigated the relationship between pesticide metabolites and asthma outcomes and only a limited number have explored mechanisms for allergic and …
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Predictors of obstructive lung disease among seafood processing workers along the west coast of the Western Cape of South Africa
… and the prevalence of obstructive lung disease (asthma and COPD) and associated risk factors (age, gender, atopy, smoking history, allergic history, previous history of lung disease, occupational exposures, seafood intake) in a working population of seafood processing workers along the West coast …
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Longitudinal relationships between family routines and biological profiles in youth with asthma
… studies have linked family routines to pediatric asthma outcomes, it remains unclear how family routines come to be associated with these outcomes on a biological level. The current study investigated whether longitudinal trajectories of inflammatory markers of asthma could be predicted by levels …
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Predictors of obstructive lung disease among seafood processing workers along the West Coast of the Western Cape of South Africa
… and the prevalence of obstructive lung disease (asthma and COPD) and associated risk factors (age, gender, atopy, smoking history, allergic history, previous history of lung disease, occupational exposures, seafood intake) in a working population of seafood processing workers along the West coast …
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The Relationship between Health Literacy and Health Outcomes: A Mixed-Methods Study of African-American Adult Patients with Asthma
<p>Introduction: Asthma affects 24.6 million people in the United States, and AfricanAmericans share a disproportionate burden of the disease. African-Americans have a higher prevalence of asthma, worse asthma control, higher hospitalization rates, and higher asthma mortality rates …
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THE ROLE OF THE IL4/13 PATHWAY IN THE GENETICS OF ASTHMA SEVERITY
… 4/13 pathway genes have been associated with asthma susceptibility; however the role of these genes in asthma severity has not been explored. We tested single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the critical Th2 regulator GATA-binding protein 3 (GATA3) and other Th2 genes for association with …
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Association between environmental exposure to pesticides and prevalence of asthma symptoms in rural children and adolescents living in agricultural settings in the Western Cape
… association between pesticide exposure and child asthma related outcomes in agricultural settings and limited data in developing country settings. Objectives: This study investigated the association between children's exposure to pesticides and asthma related outcomes in rural agricultural areas …
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Personalising Inhaled Corticosteroid Dose Response in Persistent Asthma
… (ICS) dose response effects on a variety of asthma outcome measures; with further importance placed on the application of these findings to personalising ICS dosing for the individual asthmatic.<br/><br/>The introduction provides a detailed summary of the current recommendations for the …
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The Effectiveness of Pharmacist Interventions in Improving Asthma Control and Quality of Life in Patients with Difficult Asthma
… national guidelines, the management of difficult asthma remains suboptimal, and there may be opportunities for pharmacists to improve asthma outcomes. This six-month prospective, randomised, open study investigated the effects of pharmaceutical care across primary and secondary care on difficult …
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Evaluating access to care and utilization for chronic pediatric conditions
… we focus on two chronic pediatric conditions, asthma (a physical health condition) and depression (a mental health condition). We aim to evaluate selected aspects of the current state of the health care system with respect to these conditions. In Chapter 2, we first calculate the census tract …
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Do Statins Improve Outcomes in Patients With Asthma on Inhaled Corticosteroid Therapy? A Retrospective Analysis of the Mississippi Medicaid Database 2002-2004.
… the anti-inflammatory properties of statins in asthma management with contradictory results. Therefore, the objective of this study is to determine if asthma patients on concurrent statin therapy are less likely to have asthma-related hospitalizations and emergency room (ER) visits. We conducted …
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Work-related asthma among workers in the Mozambique wood processing industry
… with the potential to cause work-related asthma. While this association has been reported in diverse settings, few studies have comprehensively studied host and environmental risk factors for work-related asthma phenotypes associated with wood dust. The aim of this study was to determine …