Asthma, allergy and atopy in South-east Asian immigrants in Australia.

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of MedicineVolume 24, Issue 3 p. 255-257 Free Access Asthma, allergy and atopy in South-East Asian immigrants in Australia R. LEUNG, R. LEUNG Physician, Department of Respiratory Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, VICSearch for more papers by this author R. LEUNG, R. LEUNG Physician, Department of Respiratory Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, VICSearch for more papers by this author First published: June 1994 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-5994.1994.tb02168.xCitations: 24AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL References 1 Castles I.. Multicultural Australia. Catalogue No. 2505.0. Canberra : Australian Bureau of Statistics 1992. 2 Australian High Commission's Statistics 19821992. 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Demographic Statistics - March Quarter 1992. Catalogue No. 3101.0. Canberra : Australian Bureau of Statistics 1992: 15. 4 Peat JK, Haby M., Spijker J., Berry G., Woolcock AJ. Prevalence of asthma in adults in Busselton, Western Australia. Br Med J, 1992; 305: 1326– 9. 5 Ninan TK, Russell G.. Respiratory symptoms and atopy in Aberdeen schoolchildren: evidence from two surveys 25 years apart. Br Med J 1992; 304: 873– 5. 6 Robertson CF, Heycock E., Bishop J., Nolan T., Olinsky A., Phelan PD. Prevalence of asthma in Melbourne schoolchildren: change over 26 years. Br Med J 1991; 302: 1116– 8. 7 Partridge MR, Gibson GJ, Pride NB. Asthma in Asian immigrants. Clin Allergy 1979; 9: 489– 94. 8 Peat JK, Woolcock AJ, Leeder SR, Blackburn CRB. Asthma and bronchitis in Sydney schoolchildren. II. The effect of social factors and smoking on prevalence. Am J Epidemiology 1980; 111: 728– 35. 9 Abramson M., Kutin J., Bowes G.. The prevalence of asthma in Victorian adults. Aust NZ J Med 1992; 22: 358– 63. 10 Leung R., Carlin J., Burdon J., Czarny D.. Asthma, allergy and atopy in Asian immigrants in Melbourne. Med J Aust 1994 (in press). 11 Hill DJ, Smart IJ, Knox RB. Childhood asthma and grass pollen aerobiology in Melbourne. Med J Aust 1979; 4: 426– 9. 12 Leung R., Jenkins M.. Prevalence of asthma and allergic diseases in Southern Chinese schoolchildren. Clin Exp Allergy 1994; 24: 353– 8. 13 Leung R., Ho P.. Asthma, allergy and atopy in three South-East Asian populations. Thorax 1994 (in press). 14 Suphioglu C., Singh MB, Taylor P. et al. Mechanism of grass-pollen-induced asthma. Lancet 1992; 339: 569– 72. 15 Kaufman HS, Kelly PT, Modin GW. Antigen recognition in Chinese and Caucasians. Ann Allergy 1984; 53: 135– 7. 16 Sporik R., Holgate ST, Platts-Mills TAE, Cogswell JJ. Exposure to house-dust mite allergen (Der p I) and the development of asthma in childhood - a prospective study. N Engl J Med 1990; 323: 502– 7. 17 Korsgaard J.. Preventive measures in house-dust allergy. Am Rev Respir Dis 1982; 125: 80– 4. 18 Zhong NS, Chen RC, O-yang M., Wu JY, Fu WX, Shi LJ. Bronchial hyperresponsiveness in young students of southern China: relation to respiratory symptoms, diagnosed asthma, and risk factors. Thorax 1991; 45: 860– 5. 19 Leung R.. Allergy and atopy in Hong Kong - a review. J Hong Kong Med Assoc 1993; 45: 234– 40. 20 Omar AH. Respiratory symptoms and asthma in primary school children in Kuala Lumpur. Acta Paediatr Jpn 1990; 32: 183– 7. 21 Javid A., Cushley MJ, Bone MF. Effect of dietary salt on bronchial reactivity to histamine in asthma. Br Med J 1988; 297: 454. 22 Baker GJ, Collette P., Allen DH. Bronchospasm induced by metabisulfite-containing foods and drugs. Med J Aust 1981; 2: 614– 8. 23 Freedman BJ. Asthma induced by sulphur dioxide benzoate and tartrazine contained in orange drinks. Clin Allergy 1977; 7: 407– 12. Citing Literature Volume24, Issue3June 1994Pages 255-257 ReferencesRelatedInformation