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Title |
Journal |
Year |
PubWeight™‹?› |
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1
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Identification of IL6R and chromosome 11q13.5 as risk loci for asthma.
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Lancet
|
2011
|
3.03
|
|
2
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Effect of a partially hydrolyzed whey infant formula at weaning on risk of allergic disease in high-risk children: a randomized controlled trial.
|
J Allergy Clin Immunol
|
2011
|
2.96
|
|
3
|
Should we screen for lung cancer in Australia?
|
Med J Aust
|
2013
|
2.62
|
|
4
|
Airway smooth muscle hypertrophy and hyperplasia in asthma.
|
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
|
2012
|
2.55
|
|
5
|
The interplay between the effects of lifetime asthma, smoking, and atopy on fixed airflow obstruction in middle age.
|
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
|
2012
|
1.71
|
|
6
|
House dust mite sensitization in toddlers predicts current wheeze at age 12 years.
|
J Allergy Clin Immunol
|
2011
|
1.63
|
|
7
|
The all-age spirometry reference ranges reflect contemporary Australasian spirometry.
|
Respirology
|
2011
|
1.52
|
|
8
|
Respiratory symptoms and illness in older Australians: the Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study.
|
Med J Aust
|
2013
|
1.49
|
|
9
|
Distribution of airway smooth muscle remodelling in asthma: relation to airway inflammation.
|
Respirology
|
2014
|
1.45
|
|
10
|
Screening for lung cancer.
|
Cochrane Database Syst Rev
|
2013
|
1.36
|
|
11
|
Food and nutrient intakes and asthma risk in young adults.
|
Am J Clin Nutr
|
2003
|
1.24
|
|
12
|
Do boys do the atopic march while girls dawdle?
|
J Allergy Clin Immunol
|
2008
|
1.21
|
|
13
|
War-related psychological stressors and risk of psychological disorders in Australian veterans of the 1991 Gulf War.
|
Br J Psychiatry
|
2004
|
1.15
|
|
14
|
The Global Lung Initiative 2012 reference values reflect contemporary Australasian spirometry.
|
Respirology
|
2012
|
1.11
|
|
15
|
The effects of bushfire smoke on respiratory health.
|
Respirology
|
2011
|
1.10
|
|
16
|
The relationship between adolescents' well-being and their wireless phone use: a cross-sectional study.
|
Environ Health
|
2013
|
1.10
|
|
17
|
Paracetamol use in early life and asthma: prospective birth cohort study.
|
BMJ
|
2010
|
1.09
|
|
18
|
Childhood allergic rhinitis predicts asthma incidence and persistence to middle age: a longitudinal study.
|
J Allergy Clin Immunol
|
2007
|
1.08
|
|
19
|
Childhood eczema and rhinitis predict atopic but not nonatopic adult asthma: a prospective cohort study over 4 decades.
|
J Allergy Clin Immunol
|
2011
|
1.07
|
|
20
|
Perinatal cat and dog exposure and the risk of asthma and allergy in the urban environment: a systematic review of longitudinal studies.
|
Clin Dev Immunol
|
2011
|
1.06
|
|
21
|
A valid food frequency questionnaire for measuring dietary fish intake.
|
Asia Pac J Clin Nutr
|
2002
|
1.01
|
|
22
|
The impact of smoke on respiratory hospital outcomes during the 2002-2003 bushfire season, Victoria, Australia.
|
Respirology
|
2009
|
1.01
|
|
23
|
Childhood eczema and asthma incidence and persistence: a cohort study from childhood to middle age.
|
J Allergy Clin Immunol
|
2008
|
1.00
|
|
24
|
Atopic disease and breast-feeding--cause or consequence?
|
J Allergy Clin Immunol
|
2006
|
1.00
|
|
25
|
Barriers to delivering asthma care: a qualitative study of general practitioners.
|
Med J Aust
|
2005
|
0.99
|
|
26
|
Genome-wide association studies of asthma in population-based cohorts confirm known and suggested loci and identify an additional association near HLA.
|
PLoS One
|
2012
|
0.99
|
|
27
|
Factors influencing asthma remission: a longitudinal study from childhood to middle age.
|
Thorax
|
2011
|
0.99
|
|
28
|
Meta-analysis: effect of B-type natriuretic peptide testing on clinical outcomes in patients with acute dyspnea in the emergency setting.
|
Ann Intern Med
|
2010
|
0.96
|
|
29
|
Overview of observational studies of low-dose helical computed tomography screening for lung cancer.
|
Respirology
|
2005
|
0.95
|
|
30
|
Does eczema lead to asthma?
|
J Asthma
|
2009
|
0.94
|
|
31
|
Beta2-adrenergic receptor polymorphisms are associated with asthma and COPD in adults.
|
J Hum Genet
|
2006
|
0.93
|
|
32
|
Inhaled steroids--too much of a good thing?
|
Med J Aust
|
2003
|
0.93
|
|
33
|
Who remembers whether they had asthma as children?
|
J Asthma
|
2006
|
0.92
|
|
34
|
Hormone therapy and cardiovascular disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
|
BJOG
|
2006
|
0.92
|
|
35
|
Management of asthma in pregnant women by general practitioners: a cross sectional survey.
|
BMC Fam Pract
|
2011
|
0.92
|
|
36
|
Respiratory symptoms and lung-function changes with exposure to five substances in aluminium smelters.
|
Int Arch Occup Environ Health
|
2003
|
0.91
|
|
37
|
Asthma during pregnancy: the experiences, concerns and views of pregnant women with asthma.
|
J Asthma
|
2012
|
0.90
|
|
38
|
Is childhood immunisation associated with atopic disease from age 7 to 32 years?
|
Thorax
|
2006
|
0.90
|
|
39
|
Patients' views of the burden of asthma: a qualitative study.
|
Med J Aust
|
2002
|
0.89
|
|
40
|
Back for more: a qualitative study of emergency department reattendance for asthma.
|
Med J Aust
|
2004
|
0.88
|
|
41
|
Childhood infections and the risk of asthma: a longitudinal study over 37 years.
|
Chest
|
2012
|
0.88
|
|
42
|
Adolescent in-school cellphone habits: a census of rules, survey of their effectiveness, and fertility implications.
|
Reprod Toxicol
|
2011
|
0.87
|
|
43
|
Does eczema in infancy cause hay fever, asthma, or both in childhood? Insights from a novel regression model of sibling data.
|
J Allergy Clin Immunol
|
2012
|
0.87
|
|
44
|
No improvement in neurocognitive outcomes after off-pump versus on-pump coronary revascularisation: a meta-analysis.
|
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg
|
2008
|
0.86
|
|
45
|
Asthma management and outcomes in Australia: a nation-wide telephone interview survey.
|
Respirology
|
2007
|
0.85
|
|
46
|
A forecasting method to reduce estimation bias in self-reported cell phone data.
|
J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol
|
2012
|
0.85
|
|
47
|
Patterns in wireless phone estimation data from a cross-sectional survey: what are the implications for epidemiology?
|
BMJ Open
|
2012
|
0.85
|
|
48
|
Cordless telephone use: implications for mobile phone research.
|
J Environ Monit
|
2010
|
0.85
|
|
49
|
Outdoor fungi and child asthma health service attendances.
|
Pediatr Allergy Immunol
|
2014
|
0.84
|
|
50
|
A pharmacist-led system-change smoking cessation intervention for smokers admitted to Australian public hospitals (GIVE UP FOR GOOD): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.
|
Trials
|
2013
|
0.83
|
|
51
|
Childhood wheeze phenotypes show less than expected growth in FEV1 across adolescence.
|
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
|
2014
|
0.83
|
|
52
|
Asthma mortality in Australia in the 21st century: a case series analysis.
|
BMJ Open
|
2013
|
0.82
|
|
53
|
Multidisciplinary Approach to Management of Maternal Asthma (MAMMA): a randomized controlled trial.
|
Chest
|
2014
|
0.82
|
|
54
|
Over-the-counter β2-agonist purchase versus script: a cross-sectional study.
|
Respir Med
|
2011
|
0.81
|
|
55
|
Asthma, asthma medications, and prostate cancer risk.
|
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev
|
2010
|
0.81
|
|
56
|
Interactions between psychosocial problems and management of asthma: who is at risk of dying?
|
J Asthma
|
2005
|
0.81
|
|
57
|
A new method to determine laterality of mobile telephone use in adolescents.
|
Occup Environ Med
|
2009
|
0.81
|
|
58
|
Forest Fire Smoke Exposures and Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests in Melbourne, Australia: A Case-Crossover Study.
|
Environ Health Perspect
|
2015
|
0.81
|
|
59
|
Association of IL8, CXCR2 and TNF-alpha polymorphisms and airway disease.
|
J Hum Genet
|
2006
|
0.80
|
|
60
|
The independent and combined effects of lifetime smoke exposures and asthma as they relate to COPD.
|
Expert Rev Respir Med
|
2014
|
0.80
|
|
61
|
The effectiveness of non-pharmacological healthcare interventions for asthma management during pregnancy: a systematic review.
|
BMC Pulm Med
|
2014
|
0.80
|
|
62
|
Ambient wood smoke, traffic pollution and adult asthma prevalence and severity.
|
Respirology
|
2013
|
0.80
|
|
63
|
Asthma in pregnancy: are inhaled corticosteroids safe?
|
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
|
2012
|
0.80
|
|
64
|
Multidisciplinary approach to management of maternal asthma (MAMMA [copyright]): the PROTOCOL for a randomized controlled trial.
|
BMC Public Health
|
2012
|
0.80
|
|
65
|
Childhood immunization and atopic disease into middle-age--a prospective cohort study.
|
Pediatr Allergy Immunol
|
2009
|
0.79
|
|
66
|
Do small group workshops and locally adapted guidelines improve asthma patients' health outcomes? A cluster randomized controlled trial.
|
Fam Pract
|
2010
|
0.79
|
|
67
|
Microsomal epoxide hydrolase is not associated with COPD in a community-based sample.
|
Hum Biol
|
2006
|
0.79
|
|
68
|
Associations between reduced diffusing capacity and airflow obstruction in community-based subjects.
|
Respir Med
|
2007
|
0.78
|
|
69
|
Occupational exposures and the development of new-onset asthma: a population-based cohort study from the ages of 13 to 44 years.
|
J Occup Environ Med
|
2013
|
0.78
|
|
70
|
Early childhood infections and immunisation and the development of allergic disease in particular asthma in a high-risk cohort: A prospective study of allergy-prone children from birth to six years.
|
Pediatr Allergy Immunol
|
2010
|
0.78
|
|
71
|
Impact of smoke from prescribed burning: Is it a public health concern?
|
J Air Waste Manag Assoc
|
2015
|
0.77
|
|
72
|
No H1N1 detected in children admitted to hospital with asthma during the H1N1 pandemic.
|
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
|
2012
|
0.77
|
|
73
|
Associations between ambient PM2.5 concentrations and respiratory symptoms in Melbourne, 1998-2005.
|
J Toxicol Environ Health A
|
2007
|
0.77
|
|
74
|
Bedroom air quality and vacuuming frequency are associated with repeat child asthma hospital admissions.
|
J Asthma
|
2015
|
0.77
|
|
75
|
A phase I study of daily treatment with a ceramide-dominant triple lipid mixture commencing in neonates.
|
BMC Dermatol
|
2012
|
0.76
|
|
76
|
Airway basement membrane perimeter distensibility and airway smooth muscle area in asthma.
|
J Appl Physiol (1985)
|
2008
|
0.76
|
|
77
|
Paracetamol use for non-respiratory indications and subsequent asthma: a valuable way to eliminate confounding by respiratory infections.
|
Int J Epidemiol
|
2011
|
0.75
|
|
78
|
Association between latitude and allergic diseases: a longitudinal study from childhood to middle-age.
|
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol
|
2013
|
0.75
|
|
79
|
Should we screen for lung cancer in Australia?
|
Med J Aust
|
2013
|
0.75
|
|
80
|
Occupational exposures to solvents and metals are associated with fixed airflow obstruction.
|
Scand J Work Environ Health
|
2017
|
0.75
|
|
81
|
The impact of breastfeeding on lung development and function: a systematic review.
|
Expert Rev Clin Immunol
|
2013
|
0.75
|
|
82
|
Checking zero calibration of the HypAir FeNO.
|
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
|
2010
|
0.75
|
|
83
|
Modern statistical methods in respiratory medicine.
|
Respirology
|
2014
|
0.75
|
|
84
|
Effect of spirometry and medical review on asthma control in patients in general practice: a randomized controlled trial.
|
Respirology
|
2011
|
0.75
|
|
85
|
Time to death and mast cell degranulation in fatal asthma.
|
Respirology
|
2009
|
0.75
|
|
86
|
Trends in asthma readmissions among children and adolescents over time by age, gender and season.
|
J Asthma
|
2014
|
0.75
|
|
87
|
Work related asthma - diagnosis and management.
|
Aust Fam Physician
|
2010
|
0.75
|