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2002, 'Sputum induction in children', European Respiratory Journal, Supplement, 20
,2002, 'Decreased interleukin-10 in tracheal aspirates from preterm infants developing chronic lung disease', Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics, 91, pp. 1194 - 1199, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1651-2227.2002.tb00128.x
,2002, 'Child and Parent Satisfaction with the Use of Spacer Devices in Acute Asthma', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health (Vol. 48, Suppl. 2, 2012, 1–13), 38, pp. 604 - 607
,2002, 'Devising a Laughter Protocol to Trigger Asthma', Australian Journal of Comedy, 8, pp. 23 - 41
,2002, 'Editorial- Is Evidence in the Eyes of the Beholder?', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health (Vol. 48, Suppl. 2, 2012, 1–13), 38, pp. 341 - 342
,2002, 'Fundoplication in children with gastro-oesphageal reflux disease', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health (Vol. 48, Suppl. 2, 2012, 1–13), 38, pp. 156 - 159
,2002, 'Hemoptysis Following Blunt Trauma: Case Report', Pediatric Pulmonology, 34, pp. 395 - 397
,2002, 'House Dust Mite Allergen Levels in Carpeted Sleeping Accomodation are Higher in Private Houses than Public Places', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health (Vol. 48, Suppl. 2, 2012, 1–13), 38, pp. 568 - 570
,2002, 'Inflammation, Infection, and Pulmonary Function in Infants and Young Children with Cystic Fibriosis', American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 165, pp. 904 - 910
,2002, 'Interleukin-16 in Tracheal Aspirate Fluids of Nwborn Infants', Early Human Development, 67, pp. 79 - 86
,2002, 'Invasive Monitiring of Airway Inflammation', Medical Journal of Australia, 177, pp. 57 - 58
,2002, 'Investigating the child with a cough', Medicine Today, 3, pp. 54 - 57
,2002, 'Relationship between induced spuutm eosinophils and the clinical pattern of childhood asthma', Thorax, 58, pp. 116 - 121
,2002, 'relationship between sputum inflammatory markers, lung function, and lung pathology on high-resolution computed tomography in children with cystic fibriosis', Pediatric Pulmonology, 33, pp. 475 - 482
,2002, 'Suboptimal management of asthma: Does it only happen elswere?', Pediatric Pulmonology, 33, pp. 81 - 82
,2001, 'A valid and reliable clinical tool to measure pulmonary exacerbation in children with cystic fibrosis (CF)', Respirology, 6
,2001, 'Changing approaches to asthma management in Australia: Effects on asthma morbidity', Current Therapeutics, 42, pp. 39 - 45
,2001, 'Medical treatment for reflux oesophagitis does not consistently improve asthma control: A systematic review', Thorax, 56, pp. 198 - 204, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thorax.56.3.198
,2001, 'Effect of peer led programme for asthma education in adolescents: Cluster randomised controlled trial', British Medical Journal, 322, pp. 583 - 585
,2001, 'Discharge guidelines for children with acute asthma: A consensus statement', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 37, pp. 539 - 541, http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-1754.2001.00762.x
,2001, 'February asthma outbreaks in NSW: A case control study', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 25, pp. 514 - 519, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-842X.2001.tb00315.x
,2001, 'Induced sputum eosinophils correlate with clinical severity in childhood asthma', Respirology, 6
,2001, 'Changing Approaches to Asthma Management in Australia: effects on asthma morbidity', Drugs, pp. 1289 - 1300
,2001, 'Childhood asthma: can computers aid detection in general practice', British Journal of General Practice, pp. 112 - 116
,2001, 'Defining an Exacerbation of Pulmonary Disease in Cystic Fibrosis', Paediatric Pulmonology, pp. 436 - 442
,2001, 'Effect of peer led programme for asthma education in adolescents: cluster randomised controlled trial', British Medical Journal: Clinical Research, pp. 1 - 5
,2001, 'Evaluating the effectiveness of evidence-based guidelines for the use of spacer devices in children with acute asthma', Medical Journal of Australia, 174, pp. 394 - 397
,2001, 'Occasional Report Discharge guidelines for children with acute asthma: A Consensus Statement', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health (Vol. 48, Suppl. 2, 2012, 1–13), pp. 539 - 541
,2001, 'Serum C-reactive Protein Concentrations in Malaysian Children with Enteric Fever', Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, pp. 211 - 214
,2001, 'The Tolerability, Safety, and Success of Sputum Induction and Combined Hypertonic Saline Challenge in Children', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health (Vol. 48, Suppl. 2, 2012, 1–13), 164, pp. 1146 - 1149
,2000, 'Gastro-oesophageal reflux treatment for asthma in adults and children', Praxis, 89, pp. 1306
,2000, 'Gastro-oesophageal reflux treatment for asthma in adults and children.', Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online : Update Software)
,2000, 'Management of tuberculosis in children', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 36, pp. 530 - 536, http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-1754.2000.00565.x
,2000, 'A quality assurance review of outpatient care of children with life-threatening asthma exacerbations', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health (Vol. 48, Suppl. 2, 2012, 1–13), pp. 23 - 26
,2000, 'General Practitioners and public health', Medical Journal of Australia, 173, pp. 66 - 67
,2000, 'Interleukin-8 secretion and neutrophil recruitment accompanies induced sputum eosinophil activation in children with acute asthma', American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 161, pp. 769 - 774
,2000, 'Noninvasive assessment of airway inflammation in children: induced sputum, exhaled nitric oxide, and breath condensate', European Respiratory Journal, 16, pp. 1008 - 1015
,2000, 'The prevalence of asthma appears to be inversely related to the incidence of typhoid and tuberculosis: Hypothesis to explain the variation in asthma prevalence around the world', Journal of Medical Hypotheses, pp. 40 - 42
,2000, 'Validation of the ISAAC video questionnaire (AVO3.0) in adolescents from a mixed ethnic background', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health (Vol. 48, Suppl. 2, 2012, 1–13), pp. 1181 - 1187
,1999, 'A hospital review of nurses knowledge on the management of an acute exacerbation of asthma', Respirology, 4
,1999, 'A quality assurance review of outpatient management of children with an epidsode of life threatening asthma', Respirology, 4
,1999, 'Asthma knowledge and morbidity in rural adolescents', Respirology, 4
,1999, 'Correlation between sputum cytology in cystic fibrosis and response to treatment of acute exacerbation', Respirology, 4
,1999, 'Rate of change of hba1c in paediatric cystic fibrosis', Respirology, 4
,1999, 'Treatment of reflux does not consistently improve asthma', Respirology, 4
,1999, 'Elevated plasma levels of F
1999, 'Antipseudomonal antibiotics and cystic fibrosis', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine, 29, pp. 5 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-5994.1999.tb01581.x
,1999, 'Normal growth in cystic fibrosis associated with a specialised centre', Archives of Disease in Childhood, 81, pp. 241 - 246, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/adc.81.3.241
,1999, 'All that coughs is not asthma', Pediatric Pulmonology, pp. 1 - 2
,1999, 'Chemotherapy reduces the perevalence of asthma symptoms in children with cancer: Implications for the role of airway inflammation in asthma', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health (Vol. 48, Suppl. 2, 2012, 1–13), pp. 269 - 271
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