Recent key publications - Respiratory Medicine Research Unit
Robertson CF, Price D, Henry R, Mellis C, Glasgow N, Fitzgerald D, Lee AJ, Turner J, Sant M. Short-course montelukast for intermittent asthma in children: a randomised controlled trial. American Review of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine; 2007 175: 323-329.
Singh-Grewal D, Schneiderman-Walker J, Wright V, Bar-Or O, Beyene J, Selvadurai Het al. The effects of vigorous exercise training on physical function in children with arthritis: a randomized, controlled, single-blinded trial. Arthritis & Rheumatism 2007; 57:1202-1210
Yin, J, Kemp AS, Van Asperen PP, Pulmonary function in non-atopic and atopic childhood asthma. Acta Paediatrica 2007; 96:1088-1090
James A, Green F, Abrahamson M, Bai T, Dolhnikoff M, Maud T, McKay K, Elliot J. Airway basement membrane perimeter distensibility and airway smooth muscle area in asthma. Journal of Applied Physiology 2008: 104: 1703-1708
Jaques A, Daviskas E, Turton JA, McKay K, Cooper P, Stirling RG, Robertson CF, Bye PT, Lesouef PN, Shadbolt B, Anderson SD, Charlton B. Inhaled mannitol improves lung function in cystic fibrosis. Chest 2008; 133:1388-1396
Smith LJ, Van Asperen PP, McKay KO, Selvadurai H, Fitzgerald DA, Reduced exercise capacity in children born very preterm. Pediatrics 2008; 122:e287-e293
Retsch-Bogart GZ, Quittner AL, Gibson RL, Oermann CM, McCoy KS, Montgomery AB, Cooper PJ, Efficacy and safety of inhaled Aztreonam Lysine for airway pseudomonas in Cystic Fibrosis. Chest 2009; 135:1223-1232
Robinson PD, Cooper P, Van Asperen P, Fitzgerald D, Selvadurai H., Using index of ventilation to assess response to treatment for acute pulmonary exacerbation in children with cystic fibrosis. Pediatric Pulmonolology 2009; 44(8):733-42.
Robinson PD, Goldman MD, Gustafsson PM , Inert Gas Washout: Theoretical Background and Clinical Utility in Respiratory Disease. Respiration. 2009 Jun 12. [Epub ahead of print]
McKay KO, Cooper PJ, van Asperen PP,Segregation of children with CF diagnosed via newborn screening and acquisition of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Journal of Cystic Fibrosis 2009; in press
