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Psychiatric and medical features of near fatal asthma by Campbell, D A, Yellowlees, P M, McLennan, G, Coates, J R, Frith, P A, Gluyas, P A, Latimer, K M, Luke, C G, Martin, A J, Ruffin, R E

“…BACKGROUND--The associations between psychiatric caseness, denial, and self reported measures of handicap and morbidity due to asthma in patients suffering a…”
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A comparison of asthma deaths and near-fatal asthma attacks in South Australia by Campbell, DA, McLennan, G, Coates, , JR, Frith, PA, Gluyas, PA, Latimer, KM, Luke, CG, Martin, AJ, Roder, DM, Ruffin, RE

“…Studies seeking to identify factors predictive of asthma mortality have relied on information obtained from relatives, other close acquaintances, and doctors…”
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Longitudinal study of near fatal asthma by Ruffin, R E, Latimer, K M, Schembri, D A

“…The effect of careful follow-up and treatment modification for 45 patients with an admission for NFA has been studied. In 24 of 45, inciting events were…”
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Characteristics of near-fatal asthma in childhood by Martin, A J, Campbell, D A, Gluyas, P A, Coates, J R, Ruffin, R E, Roder, D M, Latimer, K M, Luke, C G, Frith, P A, Yellowlees, P M

“…As part of the South Australian asthma mortality survey, we examined 30 cases of near-fatal asthma attacks in children under 15 years of age who were seen over…”
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Mucolytics for bronchiectasis by Crockett, A J, Cranston, J M, Latimer, K M, Alpers, J H

“…Bronchiectasis is usually characterised by the production of large quantities of sputum that patients frequently have difficulty in expectorating. Mucolytic…”
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Bronchial responsiveness to histamine: relationship to diurnal variation of peak flow rate, improvement after bronchodilator, and airway calibre by Ryan, G, Latimer, KM, Dolovich, J, Hargreave, FE

“…Features of asthma include increases in both bronchial responsiveness and variability of airflow rates. We examined the relationship between bronchial…”
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Effect of beclomethasone dipropionate on bronchial responsiveness to histamine in controlled nonsteroid-dependent asthma by Ryan, G, Latimer, K M, Juniper, E F, Roberts, R S, Hargreave, F E

“…We investigated the possibility that corticosteroids can reduce bronchial responsiveness to histamine by mechanisms other than change in airway caliber. Ten…”
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Near fatal asthma attacks: the reliability of descriptive information collected from close acquaintances by Campbell, D A, McLennan, G, Coates, J R, Frith, P A, Gluyas, P A, Latimer, K M, Martin, A J, Roder, D M, Ruffin, R E, Scarce, D

“…BACKGROUND--The reliability of information collected from close acquaintances of the deceased in studies on mortality from asthma has not been assessed. As…”
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Lack of effect of 4 weeks of oral H1 antagonist on bronchial responsiveness by Ruffin, R E, Latimer, K M

“…Ten patients with stable chronic asthma completed a randomized double-blind placebo controlled crossover study examining the effect of 120mg terfenadine twice…”
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Accuracy of asthma statistics from death certificates in South Australia by Campbell, D A, McLennan, G, Coates, J R, Frith, P A, Gluyas, P A, Latimer, K M, Martin, A J, Roder, D M, Ruffin, R E, Yellowlees, P M

“…To assess the accuracy of asthma statistics from death certificates in South Australia. Comparison of death certificate coding with expert panel assessments of…”
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Near-fatal asthma in South Australia: descriptive features and medication use by Campbell, D A, Luke, C G, McLennan, G, Coates, J R, Frith, P A, Gluyas, P A, Latimer, K M, Martin, A J, Ruffin, R E, Yellowlees, P M, Roder, D M

“…Self-reported prior morbidity levels and medication use among survivors of a near-fatal asthma attack (NFA) were studied. To identify deficiencies in asthma…”
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Bronchoconstriction of the asthmatic airway by inhaled and ingested propranolol by LATIMER, K. M, RUFFIN, R. E

“…Responsiveness to inhaled histamine and DL propranolol hydrochloride was measured in 31 adult asthmatics and compared with bronchoconstriction provoked by…”
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The effect of inhaled fenoterol and ipratropium bromide on propranolol induced bronchoconstriction in the asthmatic airways by Latimer, K M, Ruffin, R E

“…1. The provocative dose of inhaled propranolol, (PC20P, mg/mL) needed to induce a 20% reduction in the forced expired volume in 1 s (FEV1, L) was determined…”
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Bronchial hyperresponsiveness in two populations of South Australian rural schoolchildren by Schembri, D A, Crockett, A J, Alpers, J H, Latimer, K M

“…This report describes the cross-sectional analyses of the results obtained from the first year of a longitudinal study designed to investigate the natural…”
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Airway responses to hyperventilation of cold dry air: duration of protection by cromolyn sodium by Juniper, E F, Latimer, K M, Morris, M M, Roberts, R S, Hargreave, F E

“…The magnitude and duration of the inhibitory effect of three doses of cromolyn sodium on the airway response to hyperventilation of cold dry air was examined…”
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Biochemical studies of N-methyltransferase in human and guinea-pig lung: no apparent role in the pathogenesis of asthma by Henderson, G D, Ruffin, R E, Alpers, J H, Crockett, A J, Schembri, D A, Latimer, K M

“…1. N-Methyltransferase activity was measured in surgical specimens of human lung using phenylethanolamine as substrate. Thirty-three male and seven female…”
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Inhibition by sodium cromoglycate of bronchoconstriction stimulated by respiratory heat loss: comparison of pressurised aerosol and powder by Latimer, K M, Roberts, R, Morris, M M, Hargreave, F E

“…The protective effect was examined of three doses (2, 10, and 20 mg) of sodium cromoglycate inhaled from a pressurised metered dose inhaler on the response to…”
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Salbutamol: comparison of bronchodilating effect of inhaled powder and aerosol in asthmatic subjects by Latimer, K. M, Roberts, R, Dolovich, J, Hargreave, F. E

“…In the treatment of asthma salbutamol can be administered as an aerosol with a metered-dose inhaler or as a powder with a breath-actuated device (Rotahaler)…”
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A comparative bronchodilator study of salbutamol and salbutamol sulphate that were administered by metered-dose inhalers by Ruffin, R E, Latimer, K M, Crockett, A J, Blight, M M

“…Twenty-one patients with mild-to-moderately-severe asthma participated in a placebo-controlled, double-blind, cross-over, randomized bronchodilator study of…”
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The effect of trifluoperazine on bronchial responsiveness in asthma by Bowden, J J, Latimer, K M, Crockett, A J, Ruffin, R E

“…1. The protective effects of oral trifluoperazine (TFP) (7 mg) against standardized methacholine and histamine inhalation tests (MIT and HIT) were examined 2…”
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