Search Results - "Helms, P.J."

Parents' quality of life and respiratory symptoms in young children with mild wheeze by Osman, L.M, Baxter-Jones, A.D.G, Helms, P.J

“…The Paediatric Asthma Caregiver's Quality of Life Questionnaire (PACQLQ), measures the impact of child asthma symptoms on family activity (CGAct) and parental…”
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Airway epithelial cell cytokine release in childhood wheezing illnesses by McDougall, C.M, Blaylock, M.G, Brooker, R.J, Helms, P.J, Walsh, G.M

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Diagnosis and treatment of asthma in childhood: a PRACTALL consensus report by Bacharier, L.B, Boner, A, Carlsen, K.-H, Eigenmann, P.A, Frischer, T, Götz, M, Helms, P.J, Hunt, J, Liu, A, Papadopoulos, N, Platts-Mills, T, Pohunek, P, Simons, F.E.R, Valovirta, E, Wahn, U, Wildhaber, J

“…Asthma is the leading chronic disease among children in most industrialized countries. However, the evidence base on specific aspects of pediatric asthma,…”
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Linking NHS data for pediatric pharmacovigilance: Results of a Delphi survey by Hopf, Y.M., Francis, J., Helms, P.J., Haughney, J., Bond, C.

“…Adverse drug events are a major cause of patient safety incidents. Current systems of pharmacovigilance under-report adverse drug reactions (ADRs), especially…”
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Population pharmacokinetics of single-dose intravenous paracetamol in children by Mohammed, B.S., Engelhardt, T., Cameron, G.A., Cameron, L., Hawksworth, G.M., Hawwa, A.F., McElnay, J., Helms, P.J., McLay, J.S.

“…To determine the pharmacokinetics (PK) of a new i.v. formulation of paracetamol (Perfalgan) in children ≤15 yr of age. After obtaining written informed…”
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A prospective questionnaire assessment of attitudes and experiences of off label prescribing among hospital based paediatricians by McLay, J S, Tanaka, M, Ekins-Daukes, S, Helms, P J

“…Objective: To assess current attitudes of hospital based paediatricians to off label prescribing, and the performance of clinical trials in children. Design: A…”
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A retrospective observational study comparing rescue medication use in children on combined versus separate long-acting  -agonists and corticosteroids by Elkout, H., McLay, J. S., Simpson, C. R., Helms, P. J.

“…Background Data on the efficacy and safety of long-acting β2-agonists (LABA) in children are limited, and current guidelines recommend that LABA always be used…”
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Seasonality of type 1 diabetes mellitus in chidren and its modification by weekends and holidays: retrospective observational study by Mooney, J.A, Helms, P.J, Smail, P

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Association of CCR5Δ32 with reduced risk of childhood but not adult asthma by Srivastava, P, Helms, P J, Stewart, D, Main, M, Russell, G

“…Background: A number of potential candidate genes have been implicated in the pathogenesis of asthma. A 32 base pair deletion in the CCR5 gene renders this…”
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Early rattles, purrs and whistles as predictors of later wheeze by Turner, S W, Craig, L C A, Harbour, P J, Forbes, S H, McNeill, G, Seaton, A, Devereux, G, Russell, G, Helms, P J

“…Background:Asthma is a common condition characterised by wheeze. Many different respiratory sounds are interpreted by parents as “wheeze” in young…”
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Exercise induced asthma: real or imagined? by Helms, P J

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CASE 4: ASSESSMENT by Smith, O.O., Helms, P.J.

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Assessment of airway function in young children with asthma: Comparison of spirometry, interrupter technique, and tidal flow by inductance plethsmography by Black, J., Baxter-Jones, A.D.G., Gordon, J., Findlay, A.L., Helms, P.J.

“…The assessment of airway function in young children requires adaptation of techniques designed for adults and/or application of techniques that do not require…”
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Seasonality, but not prevalence of sudden infant death
syndrome varies by region in mainland Britain by Douglas, A.S., Helms, P.J., Jolliffe, I.t

“…This study aimed to investigate whether seasonal variation in day length contributed to winter/summer variation in sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) at…”
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Changing incidence of respiratory presentations in primary care fact or artefact? by Simpson, C R, Lee, A J, Taylor, M W, Helms, P J

“…Respiratory disease Read code Acute bronchitis H060 and below Acute respiratory infections H0 and below Asthma H33 and below Bronchiolitis H061 and below Chest…”
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Adolescent use of the combined oral contraceptive pill: a retrospective observational study by Krishnamoorthy, N, Ekins-Daukes, S, Simpson, C R, Milne, R M, Helms, P J, McLay, J S

“…Aims: To determine the extent of combined oral contraceptive use by girls aged 10–16 years in Scotland. Methods: Assessment of combined oral contraceptive…”
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Higher incidence of SIDS at weekends, especially in younger infants by Mooney, J A, Helms, P J, Jolliffe, I T

“…Background: An increased incidence of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) at weekends has been previously noted, although it has not been found in all studies…”
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Genetic/environmental determinants of adult chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and possible links with childhood wheezing by Smith, O.O., Helms, P.J.

“…Epidemiological evidence and similarities in underlying inflammatory mechanisms suggest that childhood respiratory conditions and adult onset chronic…”
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Seasonality of birth in sudden infant death syndrome by Douglas, A S, Alexander, E, Allan, T M, Helms, P J

“…The objective was to clarify the optimal birth month for avoidance of SIDS and the seasonal characteristic of each birth-month cohort. The statistical method…”
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Nasopharyngeal airways in Pierre Robin Syndrome by Heaf, D P, Helms, P J, Dinwiddie, R, Matthew, D J

“…Nasopharyngeal airways have been assessed in the management of infants with severe Pierre Robin syndrome. In 12 such infants the positioning and subsequent…”
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