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Prof Michael Abramson - Researcher Profile

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Epidemiology & Preventative Medicine
Monash Medical School Building, The Alfred Hospital

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Michael is Deputy Head of the Department of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine and visiting medical officer in Allergy, Immunology & Respiratory medicine at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne. He graduated in Medicine from Monash University in 1979 and received his PhD from the University of Newcastle in 1990 for research into occupational asthma. His current research program covers the epidemiology of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, including genetic and environmental risk factors such as air pollution and occupation, and the role of spirometry in managing these conditions. This work has been supported by the National Health & Medical Research Council, Department of Human Services, Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, Australian Lung Foundation and Asthma Victoria. He also provides epidemiological expertise to the Australian Centre for Radiofrequency Bioeffects Research.

Michael currently teaches epidemiology and Evidence Based Clinical Practice to medical students, postgraduate Clinical Epidemiology and units in the Doctor of Public Health at Monash University. He holds or has held positions on NHRMC and Health Research Council of New Zealand Grant Panels, and committees of the Australian Lung Foundation, Thoracic Society of Australia & New Zealand, Asthma Victoria, Asthma Australia and the National Asthma Council. He was a member of the Scientific Committees for the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology conference, the International Symposium on Epidemiology in Occupational Health and the Australasian Epidemiological Association conference. He has been an invited speaker at a number of international meetings. He received the research medal of TSANZ in 2011.

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Michael has spent most of his academic life attempting to pin down the ever-elusive causes of asthma and allergies.

“Asthma has certainly increased dramatically over the course of a generation,” he observes. “And since 1990 it has more or less plateaued – however, interestingly, other allergic disease have taken its place, such as hay fever and food allergies.”

For his PhD he studied occupational asthma amongst workers in aluminium smelters, one of the few forms of asthma that is potentially preventable.

“Our research now would seem to suggest that sulphur dioxide is probably the major gaseous contaminant most responsible for asthma in that workforce. That’s actually quite important - because it might be possible to eliminate sulphur completely from aluminium production.”

However, environmental causes of asthma have proved much harder to ascertain. Is it due to furry animals, smoggy cities, mouldy bathrooms, grassy hills, infant paracetamol (Panadol), breastfeeding, ‘bubble boy’ parenting? The complexities of the world make answering that question an enormous challenge.

“There are other reasons why children do or don’t have pets, and some of those are related to their risk of developing asthma - if parents have asthma, or if you have cat allergies, the child is much less likely to have cats. As for breastfeeding - it was not necessarily that it was causing asthma; GPs were advising the mothers who had asthma to breastfeed for longer, and that is why you find an apparent association. We thought there might be a link between paracetamol and asthma later in childhood – but it turns out that’s just because parents usually give their children Panadol when they’ve got respiratory viral infections, which are a known trigger for asthma.”

It’s fortunately proving much easier to locate sources of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

“The major cause of COPD is cigarette smoking, and we’ve known for a long time that miners who got exposed to coal dust were at an increased risk. We’ve more recently found that nurses and textile workers exposed to biological dust are also more likely to develop COPD.”

Always attentive to the actual tools and methods that assist in studying public health issues, Michael has recently analysed the usefulness of spirometry, a breathing test which measures how much air patients can inhale and exhale, and has been presumed to be quite valuable to better diagnose and manage cases of asthma. The results were surprising – and the effects of their publication may be wider reaching than Michael had anticipated.

“Spirometry is still useful for making a diagnosis. However, our data tells us that spirometry does not actually help GPs better manage their patients’ asthma. Some years ago, I was a guest speaker at the Australian and New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science, which consists of people who make a living out of doing spirometry. I don’t expect to be invited back there any time soon.”

Qualifications

PHD: Institution: University of Newcastle; Year awarded: 1990

FELLOWSHIP (FAFPHM): Institution: Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine; Year awarded: 1990

FELLOWSHIP (FRACP): Institution: Royal Australasian College of Physicians; Year awarded: 1987

MEDICINE [MB BS, BMEDSC(HONS)]: Institution: Monash University; Year awarded: 1979

Publications

Books

Priestly, B.G., Drew, R., McNeil, J.J., Abramson, M.J., Forbes, A.B., 2006, Ambient Air Quality Standard Setting: An approach to Health-Based Hazard Assessment, Australian Government, Canberra ACT Australia.

Book Chapters

Abramson, M.J., 2005, Presenting symptoms, in Evidence-based Respiratory Medicine, eds Peter G Gibson, Michael Abramson, Richard Wood-Baker, Jimmy Volmink, Michael Hensley and Ulrich Costabel, Blackwell Publishing, Massachusetts USA, pp. 13-23.

Abramson, M.J., Weiner, J., Puy, R., 1999, Allergen-specific immunotherapy for asthma. Meta-analysis of randomised controlled clinical trials, in Immunotherapy in Asthma, Marcel Dekker Inc, New York NY USA, pp. 207-237.

Journal Articles

Oktaria, V., Dharmage, S.C., Burgess, J., Simpson, J.A., Morrison, S., Giles, G.G., Abramson, M.J., Walters, E.H., Matheson, M.C., 2013, Association between latitude and allergic diseases: a longitudinal study from childhood to middle-age, Annals Of Allergy Asthma & Immunology [P], vol 110, issue 2, Elsevier Inc., United States, pp. 80-85.

Perret, J., Dharmage, S.C., Matheson, M.C., Johns, D.P., Gurrin, L., Burgess, J., Marrone, J., Markos, J., Morrison, S., Feather, I., Thomas, P.S., McDonald, C.F., Giles, G.G., Hopper, J.L., Wood-baker, R., Abramson, M.J., Walters, E.H., 2013, The interplay between lifetime asthma, smoking and atopy on fixed airflow obstruction in middle age, American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine [P], vol 187, issue 1, American Thoracic Society, United States, pp. 42-48.

Erbas, B., Dharmage, S.C., O'Sullivan, M., Akram, M., Newbigin, E.J., Taylor, P.E., Vicendese, D., Hyndman, R.J., Bardin, P.G., Tang, M.L., Abramson, M.J., 2012, A case-crossover design to examine the role of eeroallergens and respiratory viruses on childhood asthma exacerbations requiring hospitalization: the Mapcah study, Journal of Biometrics & Biostatistics [E], vol S7, Omics Publishing Group, United States, pp. 1-6.

Redmayne, M., Smith, E., Abramson, M.J., 2012, A forecasting method to reduce estimation bias in self-reported cell phone data, Journal Of Exposure Science And Environmental Epidemiology [P], vol epub, Nature Publishing Group, United Kingdom, pp. 1-6.

Lowe, A., Tang, M., Dharmage, S., Varigos, G., Forster, D., Gurrin, L., Robertson, C., Abramson, M., Allen, K., Su, J., 2012, A phase i study of daily treatment with a ceramide-dominant triple lipid mixture commencing in neonates, BMC Dermatology [P], vol 12, issue Art. No: 3, BioMed Central Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-9.

Abramson, M.J., Schattner, R.L., Sulaiman, N.D., Del Colle, E.A., Aroni, R., Thien, F., 2012, Accuracy of asthma and COPD diagnosis in Australian General Practice: a mixed methods study, Primary Care Respiratory Journal [E], vol 21, issue 9, General Practice Airways Group, United Kingdom, pp. 167-173.

James, A., Elliot, J.G., Jones, R.L., Carroll, M.L., Mauad, T., Bai, T., Abramson, M.J., McKay, K.O., Green, F.H., 2012, Airway smooth muscle hypertrophy and hyperplasia in asthma, American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine [P], vol 185, issue 10, American Thoracic Society, United States, pp. 1058-1064.

Lodge, C.J., Dharmage, S.C., Khalafzai, R.U., Abramson, M.J., Hill, D.J., Hosking, C.S., Allen, K.J., 2012, Anaphylaxis to Skin Prick Testing in a 29-Year-Old Woman, International Journal of Clinical Medicine [P], vol 3, Scientific Research Publishing, Inc., United States, pp. 559-561.

Lim, A., Stewart, K., Abramson, M., Ryan, K., George, J., 2012, Asthma during pregnancy: the experiences, concerns and views of pregnant women with asthma, Journal Of Asthma [P], vol 49, issue 5, Informa Healthcare, USA, pp. 474-479.

George, J., Abramson, M., Walker, S., 2012, Asthma in pregnancy: are inhaled corticosteroids safe?, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine [E], vol 185, American Thoracic Society, United States, pp. 476-478.

Burgess, K.J., Abramson, M.J., Gurrin, L., Byrnes, G.B., Matheson, M.C., May, C.L., Giles, G.G., Johns, D.P., Hopper, J.L., Walters, H., Dharmage, S.C., 2012, Childhood infections and the risk of asthma: a longitudinal study over 37 years, Chest [P], vol 142, issue 3, American College of Chest Physicians, United States, pp. 647-654.

Hopper, J.L., Bui, Q.M., Erbas, B., Matheson, M.C., Gurrin, L., Burgess, J., Lowe, A.J., Jenkins, M., Abramson, M.J., Walters, H., Giles, G.G., Dharmage, S.C., 2012, Does eczema in infancy cause hay fever, asthma, or both in childhood? Insights from a novel regression model of sibling data, Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology [P], vol 130, issue 5 (Art. ID: e1), Mosby, Inc., United States, pp. 1117-1122.

Erbas, B., Ullah, M.S., Hyndman, R.J., Scollo, M., Abramson, M.J., 2012, Forecasts of COPD mortality in Australia: 2006-2025, BMC Medical Research Methodology [P], vol 12, BioMed Central Ltd, London UK, pp. 1-9.

Ramasamy, A., Kuokkanen, M., Vedantam, S., Gajdos, Z.K., Couto Alves, A., Lyon, H.N., Ferreira, M., Strachan, D.P., Zhao, J.H., Abramson, M.J., Brown, M.A., Coin, L., Dharmage, S.C., Duffy, D.L., Haahtela, T., Heathe, A.C., Janson, C., Kahonen, M., Khaw, K., Laitinen, J., Le Souef, P., Lehtimaki, T., Madden, P.A., Marks, G.B., Martin, N., Matheson, M.C., Palmer, C.D., Palotie, A., Pouta, A., Robertson, C.F., Viikari, E., Viikari, J., Widen, E., Wjst, M., Jarvis, D., Montgomery, G.W., Thompson, P., Wareham, N., Eriksson, J., Jousilahti, P., Laitinen, T., Pekkanen, J., Raitakari, O.T., O'Connor, G.T., Salomaa, V., Jarvelin, M., Hirschhorn, J.N., 2012, Genome-wide association studies in asthma in population-based cohorts confirm known and suggested loci and identify an additional association near HLA, PLoS ONE [P], vol 7, issue 9, Public Library of Science, United States, pp. 1-10.

Lim, A., Stewart, K., Abramson, M.J., Walker, S.P., George, J., 2012, Multidisciplinary approach to management of maternal asthma (MAMMA [copyright]): The PROTOCOL for a randomized controlled trial, BMC Public Health [P], vol 12, issue 1, BioMed Central Limited, London, England, pp. 1094-1101.

Redmayne, M., Smith, E., Abramson, M.J., 2012, Patterns in wireless phone estimation data from a cross-sectional survey: what are the implications for epidemiology?, BMJ Open [E], vol 2, issue 5 (Art. ID: e000887), B M J Group, United Kingdom, pp. 1-8.

Lodge, C., Allen, K., Lowe, A., Hill, D., Hosking, C., Abramson, M., Dharmage, S., 2012, Perinatal cat and dog exposure and the risk of asthma and allergy in the urban environment: a systematic review of longitudinal studies, Clinical & Developmental Immunology [P], vol 2012, issue Article No: 176484, Hindawi Publishing Corporation, United States, pp. 1-10.

Lodge, C.J., Lowe, A.J., Gurrin, L., Matheson, M.C., Balloch, A., Axelrad, C., Hill, D.J., Hosking, C.S., Rodrigues, S., Svanes, C., Abramson, M.J., Allen, K.J., Dharmage, S.C., 2012, Pets at birth do not increase allergic disease in at-risk children, Clinical And Experimental Allergy [P], vol 42, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd., United Kingdom, pp. 1377-1385.

Hall, G., Thompson, B.R., Stanojevic, S., Abramson, M.J., Beasley, R., Coates, A., Dent, A., Eckert, B., James, A., Filsell, S., Musk, B., Nolan, G., Dixon, B., O'Dea, C., Savage, J., Stocks, J., Swanney, M.P., 2012, The global lung initiative 2012 reference values reflect contemporary Australasian spirometry, Respirology [P], vol 17, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 1150-1151.

Erbas, B., Akram, M., Dharmage, S.C., Tham, R.C.A., Dennekamp, M.N., Newbigin, E.J., Taylor, P.G., Tang, M.L., Abramson, M.J., 2012, The role of seasonal grass pollen on childhood asthma emergency department presentations, Clinical And Experimental Allergy [P], vol 42, issue 5, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 799-805.

Redmayne, M., Smith, E., Abramson, M., 2011, Adolescent in-school cellphone habits: A census of rules, survey of their effectiveness, and fertility implications, Reproductive Toxicology [P], vol 32, issue 3, Elsevier Inc., United States, pp. 354-359.

Martin, P., Matheson, M.C., Gurrin, L., Burgess, J., Osborne, N., Lowe, A., Morrison, S., Meszaros, D., Giles, G.G., Abramson, M.J., Walters, E.H., Allen, K., Dharmage, S.C., 2011, Childhood eczema and rhinitis predict atopic but not nonatopic adult asthma: A prospective cohort study over 4 decades, Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology [P], vol 127, issue 6 (Art. No: e1), Mosby, Inc., United States, pp. 1473-1479.

Matheson, M., Dharmage, S., Abramson, M., Walters, E., Sunyer, J., de Marco, R., Leynaert, B., Heinrich, J., Jarvis, D., Norback, D., Raherison, C., Wjst, M., Svanes, C., 2011, Early-life risk factors and incidence of rhinitis: Results from the European Community Respiratory Health Study - an international population-based cohort study, Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology [P], vol 128, issue 4, Mosby, Inc., United States, pp. 816-823.

Lowe, A., Hosking, C., Bennett, C., Allen, K., Axelrad, C., Carlin, J., Abramson, M., Dharmage, S., Hill, D., 2011, Effect of a partially hydrolyzed whey infant formula at weaning on risk of allergic disease in high-risk children: A randomized controlled trial, Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology [P], vol 128, issue 2, Mosby, Inc., United States, pp. 360-365.

Oei, S., Kong Thien, F., Schattner, R., Sulaiman, N., Birch, K., Simpson, P., Del Colle, E., Aroni, R., Wolfe, R., Abramson, M., 2011, Effect of spirometry and medical review on asthma control in patients in general practice: A randomized controlled trial, Respirology [P], vol 16, issue 5, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 803-810.

Burgess, J.A., Matheson, M., Gurrin, L., Byrnes, G.B., Adams, K., Wharton, C., Giles, G.G., Jenkins, M., Hopper, J., Abramson, M.J., Walters, E., Dharmage, S., 2011, Factors influencing asthma remission: A longitudinal study from childhood to middle age, Thorax [P], vol 66, issue 6, B M J Group, United Kingdom, pp. 508-513.

Lodge, C., Lowe, A., Gurrin, L., Hill, D., Hosking, C., Khalafzai, R., Hopper, J., Matheson, M., Abramson, M., Allen, K., Dharmage, S., 2011, House dust mite sensitization in toddlers predicts current wheeze at age 12 years, Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology [P], vol 128, issue 4 (Art. No: e9), Mosby, Inc., United States, pp. 782-788.

Ferreira, M., Matheson, M., Duffy, D., Marks, G., Hui, J., Le Souef, P., Danoy, P., Baltic, S., Nyholt, D., Jenkins, M., Hayden, C., Willemsen, G., Ang, W., Kuokkanen, M., Beilby, J., Cheah, F., de Geus, E., Ramasamy, A., Vedantam, S., Salomaa, V., Madden, P., Heath, A., Hopper, J., Visscher, P., Musk, B., Leeder, S., Jarvelin, M., Pennell, C., Boomsma, D.I., Hirschhorn, J., Walters, H., Martin, N., James, A., Jones, G., Abramson, M., Robertson, C., Dharmage, S., Brown, M., Montgomery, G., Thompson, P., 2011, Identification of IL6R and chromosome 11q13.5 as risk loci for asthma, Lancet [P], vol 378, issue 9795, The Lancet Publishing Group, United Kingdom, pp. 1006-1014.

Lim, A., Stewart, K., Abramson, M., George, J., 2011, Management of asthma in pregnant women by general practitioners: A cross sectional survey, BMC Family Practice [P], vol 12, issue 121, BioMed Central, UK, pp. e1-e7.

Lim, A., Stewart, K., Abramson, M.J., George, J., 2011, Management of asthma in pregnant women by general practitioners: a cross sectional survey, BMC Family Practice [P], vol 12, issue 121, BioMed Central Ltd, London UK, pp. e1-e7.

Douglass, J., Goeman, D., McCarthy, E., Sawyer, S., Aroni, R., Stewart, K., Abramson, M., 2011, Over-the-counter beta 2-agonist purchase versus script: A cross-sectional study, Respiratory Medicine [P], vol 106, Elsevier Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 223-229.

Lowe, A., Dharmage, S., Abramson, M., 2011, Paracetamol use for non-respiratory indications and subsequent asthma: a valuable way to eliminate confounding by respiratory infections, International Journal of Epidemiology [P], vol 1, Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, p. 1.

Hill, D.J., Lowe, A.J., Hosking, C.S., Bennett, C., Allen, K.J., Axelrad, C., Carlin, J.B., Abramson, M.J., Dharmage, S.C., 2011, Reply to 'No reason to change the current guidelines on allergy prevention', Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology [P], vol 129, issue 1, Mosby Inc, United States, pp. 262-263.

Thompson, B., Stanojevic, S., Abramson, M., Beasley, R., Coates, A., Dent, A., Eckert, B., James, A., Filsell, S., Musk, A., Nolan, G., Dixon, B., O'Dea, C., Savage, J., Stocks, J., Swanney, M., Hall, G., 2011, The all-age spirometry reference ranges reflect contemporary Australasian spirometry, Respirology [P], vol 16, issue 6, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 912-917.

Dennekamp, M., Abramson, M., 2011, The effects of bushfire smoke on respiratory health, Respirology [P], vol 16, issue 2, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 198-209.

Sulaiman, N., Aroni, R., Thien, F., Schattner, R., Simpson, P., Del Colle, E., Wolfe, R., Abramson, M., 2011, Written Asthma Action Plans (WAAPs) in Melbourne general practices: A sequential mixed methods study, Primary Care Respiratory Journal [P], vol 20, issue 2, General Practice Airways Group (G P I A G), United Kingdom, pp. 161-169.

Inyang, I., Benke, G., McKenzie, R., Wolfe, R., Abramson, M., 2010, A new method to determine laterality of mobile telephone use in adolescents, Occupational And Environmental Medicine [P], vol 67, issue 8, BMJ Group, United Kingdom, pp. 507-512.

Bennett, C., Dharmage, S., Matheson, M., Gras, J., Markos, J., Meszaros, D., Hopper, J., Walters, E., Abramson, M., 2010, Ambient wood smoke exposure and respiratory symptoms in Tasmania, Australia, Science of the Total Environment [P], vol 409, issue 2, Elsevier BV, Netherlands, pp. 294-299.

Severi, G., Baglietto, L., Muller, D., English, D., Jenkins, M., Abramson, M., Douglass, J., Hopper, J., Giles, G., 2010, Asthma, asthma medications, and prostate cancer risk, Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention [P], vol 19, issue 9, American Association for Cancer Research, United States, pp. 2318-2324.

Lodge, C., Khalafzai, R., Dharmage, S., Lowe, A., Thomas, P., Abramson, M., 2010, Checking zero calibration of the HypAir FeNO, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine [E], vol 182, issue 5, American Thoracic Society, United States, pp. 719-720.

Matheson, M.C., Walters, E.H., Burgess, J.A., Jenkins, M.A., Giles, G., Hopper, J.L., Abramson, M.J., Dharmage, S.C., 2010, Childhood immunization and atopic disease into middle-age - a prospective cohort study, Pediatric Allergy And Immunology [P], vol 21, issue 2 (Pt 1), Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 301-306.

Redmayne, M., Inyang, I., Dimitriadis, C., Benke, G., Abramson, M., 2010, Cordless telephone use: Implications for mobile phone research, Journal Of Environmental Monitoring [P], vol 12, issue 4, Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom, pp. 809-812.

Sulaiman, N., Barton, C.A., Liaw, S., Harris, C., Sawyer, S.M., Abramson, M.J., Robertson, C.F., Dharmage, S.C., 2010, Do small group workshops and locally adapted guidelines improve asthma patients' health outcomes? A cluster randomized controlled trial, Family Practice [E], vol 27, issue 3, Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, pp. 246-254.

Abramson, M.J., Schattner, R.L., Sulaiman, N., Birch, K.E., Simpson, P.M., Del Colle, E.A., Aroni, R., Wolfe, R.S.J., Kong Thien, F., 2010, Do spirometry and regular follow-up improve health outcomes in general practice patients with asthma or COPD? A cluster randomised controlled trial, Medical Journal Of Australia [P], vol 193, issue 2, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty. Ltd, Australia, pp. 104-109.

Thomson, J., Widjaja, C., Darmaputra, A., Lowe, A., Matheson, M., Bennett, C., Allen, K., Abramson, M., Hosking, C., Hill, D.J., Dharmage, S., 2010, 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, Pediatric Allergy And Immunology [P], vol 21, issue 7, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1076-1085.

Abramson, M.J., Puy, R., Weiner, J.M., 2010, Injection allergen immunotherapy for asthma., Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews [P], vol 8, issue CD001186, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-111.

Abramson, M.J., Benke, G.P., Cui, J.J., de Klerk, N.H., Del Monaco, A., Dennekamp, M.N., Fritschi, L., Musk, A.W., Sim, M.R., 2010, Is potroom asthma due more to sulphur dioxide than fluoride? An inception cohort study in the Australian aluminium industry, Occupational And Environmental Medicine [P], vol 67, issue 10, B M J Group, United Kingdom, pp. 679-685.

Lam, L., Cameron, P., Schneider, H., Abramson, M., Mueller, C., Krum, H., 2010, Meta-analysis: Effect of B-type natriuretic peptide testing on clinical outcomes in patients with acute dyspnea in the emergency setting, Annals Of Internal Medicine [P], vol 153, issue 11, American College of Physicians, United States, pp. 728-735.

Dennekamp, M., Akram, M., Abramson, M., Tonkin, A., Sim, M., Fridman, M., Erbas, B., 2010, Outdoor air pollution as a trigger for out-of-hospital cardiac arrests, Epidemiology [P], vol 21, issue 4, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 494-500.

Lowe, A., Carlin, J., Bennett, C., Hosking, C., Allen, K., Robertson, C., Axelrad, C., Abramson, M., Hill, D.J., Dharmage, S., 2010, Paracetamol use in early life and asthma: prospective birth cohort study., British Medical Journal [P], vol 341, issue c4616, BMJ Group, United Kingdom, pp. 1-7.

Meszaros, D., Dharmage, S.C., Matheson, M.C., Venn, A., Wharton, C., Johns, D.P., Abramson, M.J., Giles, G., Hopper, J.L., Walters, E.H., 2010, Poor lung function and tonsillectomy in childhood are associated with mortality from age 18 to 44, Respiratory Medicine [P], vol 104, issue 6, Elsevier ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 808-815.

Inyang, I., Benke, G., Dimitriadis, C., Simpson, P., McKenzie, R., Abramson, M., 2010, Predictors of mobile telephone use and exposure analysis in Australian adolescents, Journal Of Paediatrics And Child Health [P], vol 46, issue 5, Wiley-Blackwell Publishingn Ltd, United Kingdom, Australia, pp. 226-233.

Hannaford-Turner, K., Elder, D.S., Sim, M.R., Abramson, M.J., Johnson, A., Yates, D.H., 2010, Surveillance of Australian workplace based respiratory events (SABRE) in New South Wales, Occupational Medicine-Oxford [P], vol 60, issue 5, Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, pp. 376-382.

Thomas, S., Benke, G., Dimitriadis, C., Inyang, I., Sim, M., Wolfe, R., Croft, R., Abramson, M., 2010, Use of mobile phones and changes in cognitive function in adolescents, Occupational And Environmental Medicine [P], vol 67, issue 12, BMJ Group, United Kingdom, pp. 861-866.

Hoy, R., Abramson, M.J., Sim, M.R., 2010, Work related asthma - diagnosis and management, Australian Family Physician [P], vol 39, issue 12, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, Australia, pp. 39-42.

Kandane-Rathnayake, R.K., Matheson, M.C., Simpson, J.A., Tang, M.L., Johns, D.P., Meszaros, D., Wood-baker, R., Feather, I., Morrison, S., Jenkins, M.A., Giles, G., Hopper, J., Abramson, M.J., Dharmage, S.C., Walters, E.H., 2009, Adherence to asthma management guidelines by middle-aged adults with current asthma, Thorax [P], vol 64, issue 12, BMJ Group, UK, pp. 1025-1031.

James, A.L., Bai, T., Mauad, T., Abramson, M.J., Dolhnikoff, M., McKay, K.O., Maxwell, P., Elliot, J.G., Green, F.H., 2009, Airway smooth muscle thickness in asthma is related to severity but not duration of asthma, European Respiratory Journal [P], vol 34, European Respiratory Soc Journal Ltd, England, pp. 1040-1045.

Burgess, J.A., Lowe, A.J., Matheson, M., Varigos, J.D., Abramson, M.J., Dharmage, S.C., 2009, Does eczema lead to asthma?, Journal Of Asthma [P], vol 46, Taylor & Francis INC, United States, pp. 429-436.

Cui, J.J., de Klerk, N., Abramson, M.J., Del Monaco, A., Benke, G.P., Dennekamp, M.N., Musk, A.W., Sim, M.R., 2009, Fractional polynomials and model selection in generalized estimating equations analysis, with an application to a longitudinal epidemiologic study in Australia, American Journal Of Epidemiology [P], vol 169, issue 1, Oxford University Press, United States, pp. 113-121.

Inyang, I.O., Benke, G.P., Morrissey, J., McKenzie, R., Abramson, M.J., 2009, How well do adolescents recall use of mobile telephones? Results of a validation study, BMC Medical Research Methodology [P], vol 9, issue 1, BioMed Central Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-9.

Abramson, M.J., Benke, G.P., Dimitriadis, C., Inyang, I.O., Sim, M.R., Wolfe, R.S.J., Croft, R., 2009, Mobile telephone use is associated with changes in cognitive function in young adolescents, Bioelectromagnetics [P], vol 30, Wiley Liss, United States, pp. 678-686.

Lowe, A.J., Abramson, M.J., Dharmage, S.C., Allen, K., 2009, Paracetamol as a risk factor for allergic disorders, Lancet [P], vol 373, issue 9658, The Lancet Publishing Group, UK, p. 120.

Matheson, M.C., Walters, E.H., Simpson, J., Wharton, C., Ponsonby, A.L., Johns, D.P., Jenkins, M.A., Giles, G., Hopper, J.L., Abramson, M.J., Dharmage, S.C., 2009, Relevance of the hygiene hypothesis to early vs. late onset allergic rhinitis, Clinical And Experimental Allergy [P], vol 39, issue 3, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, UK, pp. 370-378.

Tham, R.C.A., Erbas, B., Akram, M., Dennekamp, M.N., Abramson, M.J., 2009, The impact of smoke on respiratory hospital outcomes during the 2002-2003 bushfire season, Victoria, Australia, Respirology [P], vol 14, issue 1, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Richmond, Vic, 3121, pp. 69-75.

Elliot, J.G., Abramson, M.J., Drummer, O.H., Walters, E.H., James, A.L., 2009, Time to death and mast cell degranulation in fatal asthma, Respirology [P], vol 14, issue 6, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, INC, Australia, pp. 808-813.

Inyang, I.O., Benke, G.P., McKenzie, R., Abramson, M.J., 2009, Use of hardware modified phones for exposure assessment in health studies in Australia: Verification of compliance with standards, Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in ..., vol 32, issue 2, Springer Netherlands, The Netherlands, Australia, pp. 62-67.

James, A., Green, F.H., Abramson, M.J., Bai, T., Dolhnikoff, M., Mauad, T., McKay, K.O., Elliot, J.G., 2008, Airway basement membrane perimeter distensibility and airway smooth muscle area in asthma, Journal of Applied Phsyiology, vol 104, issue 6, American Physiological Society, Australia, pp. 1703-1708.

Lowe, A.J., Thien, F., Stoney, R.M., Bennett, C.M., Hosking, C.S., Hill, D.J., Carlin, J.B., Abramson, M.J., Dharmage, S.C., 2008, Associations between fatty acids in colostrum and breast milk and risk of allergic disease, Clinical and Experimental Allergy, vol 38, issue 11, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd., Australia, pp. 1745-1751.

Stebbing, M.S., Katz, E., Priestly, B.G., Abramson, M.J., 2008, Cancer clusters in the news: risk perception, risk communication and the media, Australasian Epidemiologist [P], vol 15, issue 2, Australasian Epidemiological Association, Parkville, pp. 27-29.

Burgess, J.A., Dharmage, S.C., Byrnes, G.B., Matheson, M., Gurrin, L., Wharton, C., Johns, D.P., Abramson, M.J., Hopper, J.L., Walters, E.H., 2008, Childhood eczema and asthma incidence and persistence: A cohort study from childhood to middle age, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, vol 122, issue 2, Mosby Inc., Australia, pp. 280-285.

Lowe, A.J., Carlin, J.B., Bennett, C.M., Hosking, C.S., Abramson, M.J., Hill, D.J., Dharmage, S.C., 2008, Do boys do the atopic march while girls dawdle?, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, vol 121, issue 5, Mosby Inc., Australia, pp. 1190-1195.

Croft, R., McKenzie, R., Inyang, I.O., Benke, G.P., Anderson, V., Abramson, M.J., 2008, Mobile phones and brain tumours: a review of epidemiological research, Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in ..., vol 31, issue 4, Australasian Coll Phyiscla Scientist, Australia, pp. 255-267.

Marasco, S., Sharwood, L.N., Abramson, M.J., 2008, No improvement in neurocognitive outcomes after off-pump versus on-pump coronary revascularisation: A meta-analysis, European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, vol 33, issue 6, Elsevier BV, Netherlands, pp. 961-970.

Thompson, B.R., Johns, D.P., Bailey, M.J., Raven, J.M., Walters, E.H., Abramson, M.J., 2008, Prediction equations for single breath diffusing capacity (TIco) in a middle aged caucasian population, Thorax, vol 63, issue 10, BMJ Group, Australia, pp. 889-893.

Bennett, C.M., Simpson, P.M., Raven, J., Skoric, B., Powell, J., Wolfe, R.S.J., Walters, H., Abramson, M.J., 2007, Associations between ambient PM2.5 concentrations and respiratory symptoms in Melbourne, 1998-2005, Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. Part A, vol 70, issue 19, Taylor & Francis Inc., United States, pp. 1613-1618.

Matheson, M., Raven, J., Johns, D.P., Abramson, M.J., Walters, E.H., 2007, Associations between reduced diffusing capacity and airflow obstruction in community-based subjects, Respiratory Medicine, vol 101, issue 8, W.B. Saunders Co. Ltd., UK, pp. 1730-1737.

Marks, G.B., Abramson, M.J., Jenkins, C.R., Kenny, P., Mellis, C.M., Ruffin, R.E., Stosic, R., Toelle, B.G., Wilson, D.H., Xuan, W., 2007, Asthma management and outcomes in Australia: A nation-wide telephone interview survey, Respirology, vol 12, issue 2, Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia & Japan, pp. 212-219.

Matheson, M., Erbas, B., Balasuriya, A., Jenkins, M.A., Wharton, C., Tang, M.L., Abramson, M.J., Walters, E.H., Hopper, J.L., Dharmage, S., 2007, Breast-feeding and atopic disease: A cohort study from childhood to middle age, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, vol 120, issue 5, Mosby Inc, USA, pp. 1051-1057.

Burgess, K.J., Walters, E.H., Byrnes, G.B., Giles, G.G., Jenkins, M.A., Abramson, M.J., Hopper, J.L., Dharmage, S.C., 2007, Childhood adiposity predicts adult-onset current asthma in females: a 25-yr prospective study, European respiratory journal, vol 29, issue 4, European respiratory society, Switzerland, pp. 668-675.

Burgess, K.J., Walters, E.H., Byrnes, G., Matheson, M., Jenkins, M.A., Wharton, C., Johns, D.P., Abramson, M.J., Hopper, J.L., Dharmage, S.C., 2007, Childhood allergic rhinitis predicts asthma incidence and persistence to middle age: A longitudinal study, Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, vol 120, issue 4, Mosby, United states, pp. 863-869.

Inyang, I.O., Benke, G.P., McKenzie, R., Abramson, M.J., 2007, Comparison of measuring instruments for radiofrequency radiation from mobile telephones in epidemiological studies: implications for exposure assessment, Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology, vol E-Pub, Nature Publishing Group, UK, pp. 1-8.

Erbas, B., Chang, J.J., Dharmage, S., Ong, E.K., Hyndman, R.J., Newbigin, E.J., Abramson, M.J., 2007, Do levels of airborne grass pollen influence asthma hospital admissions?, Clinical and Experimental Allergy, vol 37, issue 11, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, UK, pp. 1641-1647.

Nakajima, K., Dharmage, S.C., Carlin, J.B., Wharton, C., Jenkins, M.A., Giles, G.G., Abramson, M.J., Walters, E.H., Hopper, J.L., 2007, Is childhood immunisation associated with atopic disease from age 7 to 32 years?, Thorax, vol 62, issue 3, BMJ Group, United Kingdom, pp. 270-275.

Abramson, M.J., Glasgow, N., McDonald, C.F., 2007, Managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Australian Prescriber, vol 30, issue 3, National Prescribing Service Ltd, Australia, pp. 64-67.

Lowe, A.J., Hosking, C.S., Bennett, C.M., Carlin, J.B., Abramson, M.J., Hill, D.J., Dharmage, S.C., 2007, Skin prick test can identify eczematous infants at risk of asthma and allergic rhinitis, Clinical and Experimental Allergy, vol 37, issue 11, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1624-1631.

Lowe, A.J., Abramson, M.J., Hosking, C.S., Carlin, J.B., Bennett, C.M., Dharmage, S.C., Hill, D.J., 2007, The temporal sequence of allergic sensitization and onset of infantile eczema, Clinical and Experimental Allergy, vol 37, issue 4, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, UK, pp. 536-542.

Matheson, M., Ellis, J.A., Raven, J., Walters, E.H., Abramson, M.J., 2006, Association of IL8, CXCR2 and TNF-alpha polymorphisms and airway disease, Journal of Human Genetics, vol 51, issue 3, Springer Japan, Japan, pp. 196-203.

Lowe, A.J., Carlin, J.B., Bennett, C.M., Abramson, M.J., Hosking, C.S., Hill, D.J., Dharmage, S.C., 2006, Atopic disease and breast-feeding - Cause or consequence?, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, vol 117, issue 3, Mosby, Inc., USA, pp. 682-687.

Matheson, C., Ellis, J.A., Raven, J., Johns, D.P., Walters, E.H., Abramson, M.J., 2006, Beta2-adrenergic receptor polymorphisms are associated with asthma and COPD in adults, Journal of Human Genetics, vol 51, issue 11, Springer, Japan, pp. 943-951.

Abramson, M.J., Crockett, A.J., Frith, P.A., McDonald, C.F., 2006, COPDX: an update of guidelines for the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with a review of recent evidence, Medical Journal of Australia, vol 184, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty Ltd, Australia, pp. 342-345.

Dharmage, S.C., Walters, E.H., Thien, F., Bailey, M., Raven, J., Wharton, C., Rolland, J.M., Light, L., Freezer, N., Abramson, M.J., 2006, Encasement of bedding does not improve asthma in atopic adult asthmatics, International Archives of Allergy and Immunology, vol 139, issue 2, Karger, Basil Switzerland, pp. 132-138.

Magliano, D.J., Rogers, S.L., Abramson, M.J., Tonkin, A.M., 2006, Hormone therapy and cardiovascular disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis review, BJOG: An International Journal of Obsterics and Gynaecology, vol 113, issue 1, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, UK, pp. 5-14.

Matheson, M., Abeysena, C., Raven, J., Skoric, B., Johns, D.P., Abramson, M.J., Walters, E.H., 2006, How have we been managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Australia?, Internal Medicine Journal, vol 36, issue 2, Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 92-99.

Matheson, M., Raven, J., Walters, E.H., Abramson, M.J., Ellis, J.A., 2006, Microsomal epoxide hydrolase is not associated with COPD in a community-based sample, Human Biology, vol 78, issue 6, Wayne State University Press, Detroit MI United States, pp. 705-717.

Abramson, M.J., Sim, M.R., 2006, Occupational asthma - early cessation of exposure is important., Thorax, vol 61, issue 9, pp. 741-742.

LaMontagne, A.D., Radi, S., Elder, D.S., Abramson, M.J., Sim, M.R., 2006, Primary prevention of latex related sensitisation and occupational asthma: a systematic review, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, vol 63, issue 5, B M J Publishing Group, London UK, pp. 359-364.

Wharton, C., Dharmage, S., Jenkins, M.A., Dite, G.S., Hopper, J.L., Giles, G., Abramson, M.J., Walters, E.H., 2006, Tracing 8,600 participants 36 years after recruitment at age seven for the Tasmanian Asthma Study, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol 30, issue 2, Public Health Association of Australia, Curtin ACT Australia, pp. 105-110.

Burgess, J.M., Walters, E.H., Byrnes, G.B., Wharton, C., Jenkins, M.A., Abramson, M.J., Hopper, J.L., Dharmage, S., 2006, Who remembers whether they had asthma as children?, Journal of Asthma, vol 43, issue 10, Informa Healthcare, US, pp. 727-730.

Douglass, J.A., Goeman, D.P., Yu, E.A., Abramson, M.J., 2005, Asthma 3+ Visit Plan: a qualitative evaluation, Internal Medicine Journal, vol 35, issue 8, Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 457-462.

Goeman, D.P., Hogan, C.D., Aroni, R.A., Abramson, M.J., Sawyer, S.M., Stewart, K., Sanci, L.A., Douglass, J.A., 2005, Barriers to delivering asthma care: a qualitative study of general practitioners, Medical Journal of Australia, vol 183, issue 9, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty Ltd, Australia, pp. 457-460.

Matheson, M.C., Benke, G.P., Raven, J., Sim, M.R., Kromhout, H., Vermeulen, R., Johns, D.P., Walters, E.H., Abramson, M.J., 2005, Biological dust exposure in the workplace is a risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Thorax, vol 60, issue 8, BMJ Publishing Group, UK, pp. 645-651.

Barton, C.A., Sulaiman, N., Clarke, D.M., Abramson, M.J., 2005, Caregivers' use of, and attitudes towards, written asthma action plans in North-West Melbourne, Primary Care Respiratory Journal, vol 14, issue 3, Elsevier, USA, pp. 143-146.

Matheson, M.C., Abramson, M.J., Dharmage, S.C., Forbes, A.B., Raven, J.M., Thien, F.C.K., Walters, E.H., 2005, Changes in indoor allergen and fungal levels predict changes in asthma activity among young adults, Clinical and Experimental Allergy, vol 35, issue 7, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, UK, pp. 907-913.

Barton, C.A., Sulaiman, N., Clarke, D.M., Abramson, M.J., 2005, Experiences of Australian parents caring for children with asthma: it gets easier., Chronic Illness, vol 1, issue 4, Maney Publishing, UK, pp. 303-314.

Barton, C.A., McKenzie, D.P., Walters, E.H., Abramson, M.J., 2005, Interactions between psychosocial problems and management of asthma: who is at risk of dying?, Journal of Asthma, vol 42, issue 4, Taylor & Francis Inc., USA, pp. 249-256.

Vidanapathirana, J., Abramson, M.J., Forbes, A.B., Fairley, C., 2005, Mass media interventions for promoting HIV testing., Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol not available, issue 3, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, USA, pp. 1-11.

Manser, R.L., Irving, L.B., De Campo, M.P., Abramson, M.J., Stone, C.A., Pedersen, K.E., Elwood, M., Campbell, D.A., 2005, Overview of observational studies of low-dose helical computed tomography screening for lung cancer, Respirology, vol 10, issue 1, Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 97-104.

Abramson, M.J., 2005, Respiratory symptoms and lung function in older people with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease., Medical Journal of Australia, vol 183, issue 1, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty Ltd, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. S23-S25.

James, A.L., Elliot, J.G., Abramson, M.J., Walters, E.H., 2005, Time to death, airway wall inflammation and remodelling in fatal asthma, The European Respiratory Journal, vol 26, issue 3, European Respiratory Society Journals Ltd, Sheffield England, pp. 429-434.

Benke, G.P., Abramson, M.J., Raven, J., Thien, F.C.K., Walters, E.H., 2004, Asthma and vaccination history in a young adult cohort, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol 28, issue 4, Public Health Association of Australia, Australia, pp. 336-338.

Goeman, D.P., Aroni, R., Sawyer, S.M., Stewart, K., Thien, F.C.K., Abramson, M.J., Douglass, J.A., 2004, Back for more: a qualitative study of emergency department reattendance for asthma, Medical Journal of Australia, vol 180, issue 3, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty. Ltd., Strawberry Hills NSW Australia, pp. 113-117.

Douglass, J.A., Goeman, D.P., Aroni, R., Thien, F., Abramson, M.J., Stewart, K., Sawyer, S.M., 2004, Choosing to attend an asthma doctor: a qualitative study in adults attending emergency departments, Family Practice, vol 21, issue 2, Oxford University Press, UK, pp. 166-172.

Aroni, R., Goeman, D.P., Stewart, K., Thien, F., Sawyer, S.M., Abramson, M.J., Douglass, J.A., 2004, Enhancing validity: what counts as an asthma attack?, Journal of Asthma, vol 41, issue 7, Marcel Dekker Inc., USA, pp. 729-737.

Sulaiman, N.D., Barton, C.A., Abramson, M.J., Liaw, T., Harris, C., Chondros, P., Dharmage, S., Clarke, D.M., 2004, Factors associated with ownership and use of written asthma action plans in North-West Melbourne, Primary Care Respiratory Journal, vol 13, Strategic Medical Publishing, UK, pp. 211-217.

Woods, R.K., Raven, J.M., Walters, E.H., Abramson, M.J., Thien, F.C.K., 2004, Fatty acid levels and risk of asthma in young adults, Thorax, vol 59, issue 2, BMJ Group, United Kingdom, pp. 105-110.

Stoney, R.M., Woods, R.K., Hosking, C.S., Hill, D.J., Abramson, M.J., Thien, F.C.K., 2004, Maternal breast milk long-chain n-3 fatty acids are associated with increased risk of atopy in breastfed infants, Clinical and Experimental Allergy, vol 34, issue 2, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, UK, pp. 194-200.

Kelsall, H., Sim, M.R., Forbes, A.B., McKenzie, D.P., Glass, D.C., Ikin, J.F., Ittak, P., Abramson, M.J., 2004, Respiratory health status of Australian veterans of the 1991 Gulf War and the effects of exposure to oil fire smoke and dust storms, Thorax, vol 59, BMJ Publishing Group, UK, pp. 897-903.

Elder, D.S., Abramson, M.J., Fish, D.G., Johnson, A., McKenzie, D.P., Sim, M.R., 2004, Surveillance of Australian workplace Based Respiratory Events (SABRE): notifications for the first 3.5 years and validation of occupational asthma cases, Occupational Medicine, vol 54, issue 6, Oxford University Press, UK, pp. 395-399.

Kelsall, H., Sim, M.R., Forbes, A.B., Glass, D.C., McKenzie, D.P., Ikin, J.F., Abramson, M.J., Blizzard, L., Ittak, P., 2004, Symptoms and medical conditions in Australian veterans of the 1991 Gulf War: relation to immunisations and other Gulf War exposures, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, vol 61, issue 12, BMJ Publishing Group, UK, pp. 1006-1013.

Ikin, J.F., Sim, M.R., Creamer, M.C., Forbes, A.B., McKenzie, D.P., Kelsall, H., Glass, D.C., McFarlane, A.C., Abramson, M.J., Ittak, P., Dwyer, T., Blizzard, L., Delaney, K.R., Horsley, K.W., Harrex, W.K., Schwarz, H., 2004, War-related psychological stressors and risk of psychological disorders in Australian veterans of the 1991 Gulf War, British Journal of Psychiatry, vol 185, Royal College of Psychiatrists, UK, pp. 116-126.

Abramson, M.J., Walters, J.A., Walters, E.H., 2003, Adverse Effects of -Agonists: are they clinically relevant?, American Journal of Respiratory Medicine, vol 2, issue 4, Adis International Ltd, New Zealand, pp. 287-297.

Abramson, M.J., Puy, R.M., Weiner, J.M., 2003, Allergen immunotherapy for asthma, Cochrane Library, vol 4, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, UK, p. electronic pub.

Aroni, R.A., Sawyer, S.M., Abramson, M.J., Stewart, K., Thien, F.C.K., Goeman, D.P., Douglass, J.A., 2003, Asthma self-management: what do we really mean?, Australian Journal of Primary Health, vol 9, issue 2+3, La Trobe University, Bundoora Vic Australia, pp. 10-17.

Barton, C., Clarke, D.M., Sulaiman, N., Abramson, M.J., 2003, Coping as a mediator of psychosocial impediments to optimal management and control of asthma, Respiratory Medicine, vol 97, issue 7, W B Saunders Co. Ltd, London England, pp. 747-761.

Woods, R.K., Walters, E.H., Raven, J.M., Wolfe, R.S., Ireland, P.D., Thien, F.C.K., Abramson, M.J., 2003, Food and nutrient intakes and asthma risk in young adults, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol 78, issue 3, The American Society for Clinical Nutrition, Inc., Bethesda USA, pp. 414-421.

Abramson, M.J., Bailey, M.J., Forbes, A.B., Walters, E.H., 2003, How well do doctors know their patients with severe asthma?, Internal Medicine Journal, vol 33, issue 12, Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 557-565.

Goeman, D.P., Sawyer, S.M., Abramson, M.J., Stewart, K., Thien, F., Aroni, R., Douglass, J.A., 2003, Inhaled steroids - too much of a good thing?, The Medical Journal of Australia, vol 178, issue 5, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty. Ltd, NSW Australia., p. 247.

Matheson, M.C., Dharmage, S.C., Forbes, A.B., Raven, J., Woods, R.K., Thien, F.C.K., Guest, D.I., Rolland, J.M., Walters, E.H., Abramson, M.J., 2003, Residential characteristics predict changes in Der p 1, Fel d 1 and ergosterol but not fungi over time, Clinical and Experimental Allergy, vol 33, issue 9, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, UK, pp. 1281-1288.

Fritschi, L., Sim, M.R., Forbes, A.B., Abramson, M.J., Benke, G.P., Musk, A.W., de Klerk, N.H., 2003, Respiratory symptoms and lung-function changes with exposure to five substances in aluminium smelters, International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, vol 76, issue 2, Springer-Verlag, Germany, pp. 103-110.

Manser, R.L., Irving, L.B., Byrnes, G., Abramson, M.J., Stone, C.A., Campbell, D.A., 2003, Screening for lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled trials, Thorax, vol 58, BMJ Publishing Group, UK, pp. 784-789.

Waters, A., Beach, J.R., Abramson, M.J., 2003, Symptoms and lung function in health care personnel exposed to glutaraldehyde, American Journal of Industrial Medicine, vol 43, issue 2, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., USA, pp. 196-203.

Abramson, M.J., Berend, N., Bergin, J., 2003, The COPDX Plan: Australian and New Zealand Guidelines for the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Medical Journal Of Australia [P], vol 178, Med J Australia, Australia, pp. S1-S40.

Douglass, J.A., Aroni, R.A., Goeman, D.P., Stewart, K., Sawyer, S.M., Thien, F.P., Abramson, M.J., 2002, A qualitative study of action plans for asthma, BMJ, vol 324, issue 7344, BMJ Publishing Group, UK, pp. 1003-1005.

Douglass, J.A., Aroni, R., Goeman, D., Stewart, K., Sawyer, S.M., Kong Thien, F., Abramson, M.J., 2002, A qualitative study of action plans for asthma, British medical journal, vol 324, issue 7344, BMJ group, United kingdom, pp. 451-456.

Woods, R.K., Stoney, R.M., Ireland, P., Bailey, M.J., Raven, J., Thien, F., Walters, E.H., Abramson, M.J., 2002, A valid food frequency for measuring dietary fish intake, Asia pacific journal of cliical nutrition, vol 11, issue 1, HEC press, Australia, pp. 56-61.

Woods, R.K., Stoney, R.M., Ireland, P.D., Bailey, M.J., Raven, J., Thien, F.C., Walters, E.H., Abramson, M.J., 2002, A valid food frequency questionnaire for measuring dietary fish intake, Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol 11, issue 1, Blackwell Publishing, UK, pp. 56-61.

Matheson, M., Wicking, J., Raven, J., Woods, R., Thien, F.G., Abramson, M.J., Walters, E.H., 2002, Asthma management: how effective is it in the community?, Internal Medicine Journal, vol 32, issue 9-10, Blackwell Publishing, Australia, pp. 451-456.

Ward, R.J., Ward, C., Johns, D.P., Skoric, B., Abramson, M.J., Walters, E.H., 2002, European Community Respiratory Health Survey calibration project of dosimeter driving pressures, European Respiratory Journal, vol 19, issue 2, European Respiratory Society Journals Ltd, Sheffield UK, pp. 252-256.

Ward, R.J., Ward, C., Johns, D.P., Skoric, B., Abramson, M.J., Walters, E.H., 2002, European community respiratory health survey calibration project of dosimeter driving pressure, European respiratory journal, vol 19, issue 2, European respiratory society, Switzerland, pp. 252-256.

Dharmage, S.C., Bailey, M., Raven, J., Abeyawickrama, K., Cao, D., Guest, D.I., Rolland, J.M., Forbes, A.B., Thien, F.G., Abramson, M.J., Walters, E.H., 2002, Mouldy houses influence symptoms of asthma among atopic individuals, Clinical and Experimental Allergy, vol 32, issue 5, Blackwell Publishing, Oxford UK, pp. 714-720.

Goeman, D.P., Aroni, R., Stewart, K., Sawyer, S.M., Thien, F., Abramson, M.J., Douglass, J.A., 2002, Patients' views of the burden of asthma: a qualitative study, Medical Journal of Australia, vol 177, issue 6, Australasian Medical Publishing Company, Australia, pp. 295-299.

Abramson, M.J., Matheson, M., Wharton, C., Sim, M.R., Walters, E.H., 2002, Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma amonst middle aged and older adults, Respirology, vol 7, Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 325-331.

Woods, R.K., Thien, F.P., Raven, J., Walters, E.H., Abramson, M.J., 2002, Prevalence of food allergies in young adults and their relationship to asthma, nasal allergies and eczema, Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, vol 88, American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, US, pp. 183-189.

Abramson, M.J., Matheson, M., Wharton, C., Sim, M.R., Walters, E.H., 2002, Prevalence of respiratory symptoms related tochronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma among middle aged and older adults, Respirology, vol 7, issue 4, Wiley-blackwell publishing asia, Australia, pp. 325-331.

Woods, R.K., Stoney, R.M., Raven, J., Walters, E.H., Abramson, M.J., Kong Thien, F., 2002, Reported adverse food reactions overestimate true food allergy in the community, European journal of clinical nutrition, vol 56, issue 1, Nature publishing group, United kingdom, pp. 31-36.

Woods, R., Stoney, R.M., Raven, J., Walters, E.H., Abramson, M.J., Thien, F.G., 2002, Reported adverse food reactions overestimate true food allergy in the community, European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol 56, issue 1, Nature Publishing Group, UK, pp. 31-36.

Barton, C., Abramson, M.J., Aroni, R.A., Stewart, K., Thien, F.G., Sawyer, S.M., 2002, What determines knowledge of asthma among young people and their families?, Journal of Asthma, vol 39, issue 8, Marcel Dekker Inc., New York USA, pp. 701-709.

Matheson, M., Raven, J., Woods, R.K., Thien, F.G., Walters, E.H., Abramson, M.J., 2002, Wheeze not current asthma affects quality of life in young adults with asthma, Thorax, vol 57, issue 2, BMJ Publishing Group, UK, pp. 165-167.

Abramson, M.J., Bailey, M., Couper, F.J., Driver, J., Drummer, O., Forbes, A.B., McNeil, J.J., Walters, E.H., 2001, Are asthma medications and management related to deaths from asthma?, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, vol 163, American Lung Association, USA, pp. 12-18.

Dharmage, S.C., Bailey, M., Raven, J., Mitakakis, T., Cheng, A., Guest, D., Rolland, J.M., Forbes, A.B., Thien, F., Walters, E.H., Abramson, M.J., 2001, Current indoor allergen levels of fungi and cats, but not house dust mites, influence allergy and asthma in adults with high dust mite exposure, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, vol 164, American Thoracic Society, New York NY USA, pp. 65-71.

Woods, R., Abramson, M.J., Bailey, M., Walters, E.H., 2001, International prevalences of reported food allergies and intolerances. Comparisons arising from the European Community Respiratoy Health Survey (ECRHS) 1991-1994, European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol 55, issue 4, Nature Publishing Group, UK, pp. 298-304.

Benke, G.P., Sim, M.R., Abramson, M.J., 2001, Long-term trends in occupational exposure, Ann Occup Hyg, vol 45, issue 6, Elsevier Science Ltd, Great Britain, pp. 499-501.

Benke, G.P., Sim, M.R., Abramson, M.J., 2001, Long-term trends in occupational exposure, Annals of Occupational Hygiene, vol 45, issue 6, Oxford University Press, Oxford UK., p. 499.

Abramson, M.J., Sim, M.R., Fritschi, L., Vincent, T., Benke, G., Rolland, J.M., 2001, Respiratory disorders and allergies in tea packers, Occupational Medicine, vol 51, issue 4, Oxford University Press, UK, pp. 259-265.

Beach, J.R., de Klerk, N., Fritschi, L., Sim, M.R., Musk, A.W., Benke, G., Abramson, M.J., McNeil, J.J., 2001, Respiratory symptoms and lung function in bauxite miners, International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, vol 74, Springer-Verlag, Germany, pp. 489-494.

Abdulwadud, O.A., Abramson, M.J., Forbes, A.B., Walters, E.H., 2001, The relationships between patients' related variables in asthma: implications for asthma management, Respirology, vol 6, issue 2, Blackwell Publishing Asia, Carlton Vic Australia, pp. 105-112.

Abdulwadud, O., Abramson, M.J., Forbes, A.B., Walters, E.H., 2001, The relationships between patients' related variables in asthma: implications for asthma management, Respirology, vol 6, Blackwell Science Asia, Australia, pp. 105-112.

Woods, R., Walters, E.H., Wharton, C., Watson, N., Abramson, M.J., 2001, The rising prevalence of asthma in young Melbourne adults is associated with improvement in treatment, Annals of Allergy Asthma & immunology, vol 87, American College of Allergy Asthma & Immunology, USA, pp. 117-123.

Opat, A.S., Cohen, M.M., Bailey, M., Abramson, M.J., 2000, A clinical trial of the Buteyko breathing technique in asthma as taught by a video, Journal of Asthma, vol 37 issue 7, Marcel Dekker, Inc, New York NY USA, pp. 557-564.

Allen, R.M., Abdulwadud, O., Jones, M.P., Abramson, M.J., Walters, H.H., 2000, A reliable and valid asthma general knowledge questionnaire useful in the training of asthma educators, Patient Education and Counselling, vol 39, Elservier Science Ireland Ltd, Coclare Ireland, pp. 237-242.

Woods, R.K., Burton, D.L., Wharton, C., McKenzie, G.H., Walters, E.H., Comino, E.J., Abramson, M.J., 2000, Asthma is more prevalent in rural New South Wales than metropolitan Victoria, Australia, Respirology, vol 5 issue 3, Blackwell Science Asia, www.blackwell-science.com/res, pp. 257-263.

Manser, R., Reid, D., Abramson, M.J., 2000, Corticosteroids for acute severe asthma in hospitalised patients, Cochrane Library Systematic Reviews, vol issue 2000: 4, Cochrane Library, http://www.cochranelibrary.com/enter/.

Gibson, P., Coughlan, J., Wilson, A.J., Hensley, M.J., Abramson, M.J., Bauman, A., Walters, E.H., 2000, Limited (information only) patient education programs for adults with asthma, Cochrane Library Systmatic Reviews, vol issue 2000: 4, Cochrane Library, http://www.cochranelibrary.com/enter/.

Reid, D., Abramson, M.J., Raven, J., Walters, E.H., 2000, Management and treatment perceptions among young adults with asthma in Melbourne: The Australian experience from the European community respiratory health survey, Respirology, vol 5 issue 3, Blackwell Science Asia, Carlton Vic Australia, pp. 281-287.

Musk, A.W., de Klerk, N., Beach, J.R., Fritschi, L., Sim, M.R., Benke, G., Abramson, M.J., McNeil, J.J., 2000, Respiratory symptoms and lung function in alumina refinery empolyees, Occupationaland Environment Medicine, vol 57, British Medical Journal Publishing Group, London UK, pp. 279-283.

Gibson, P., Coughlan, J., Wilson, A.J., Abramson, M.J., Bauman, A., Hensley, M.J., Walters, E.H., 2000, Self management education and regular practitioner review for adults with asthma, Cochrane Library Systematic Reviews, vol issue 2000: 4, Cockrane Library, http://www.cochranelibrary.com/enter/.

Abramson, M.J., Walters, E.H., 2000, The epidemic of asthma: too much allergen or not enough infections?, The Medical Journal of Australia, vol 172 issue 3, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Ltd, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 119-121.

Dharmage, S.C., Bailey, M., Raven, J., Mitakakis, T., Guest, D.I., Cheng, A., Rolland, J.M., Thien, F., Abramson, M.J., Walters, E.H., 1999, A Reliable and Valid Home Visit Report for Studies of Asthma in Young Adults, Indoor Air - International Journal of Indoor Air Quality and Climate, vol 9, Munksgaard Int Publ LTD, Copenhagen Denmark, pp. 188-192.

Abramson, M.J., 1999, Allergen immunotherapy in the treatment of bronchial asthma: efficacy established but role unclear, Medical Updates on Therapy, Diagnosis and Prevention, vol 2 issue 1, pp. 22-23.

Abdulwadud, O., Abramson, M.J., Light, L., Thien, F.P., Walters, H.H., 1999, Comparison of patients with asthma managed in general practice and in a hospital clinic, Medical Journal of Australia, vol 171, Australasian Medical Publishing Co., Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 72-75.

Abdulwadud, O., Abramson, M.J., Light, L., Thien, F.C., Walters, E.H., 1999, Comparison of patients with asthma managed in general practice and in a hospital clinic, Medical Journal of Australia, vol 171, Australasian Medical Publishing Co. Ltd., Nth Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 72-75.

Abdulwadud, O., Abramson, M.J., Forbes, A.B., James, A., Walters, E.H., 1999, Evaluation of a randomised controlled trial of adult asthma education in a hospital setting, Thorax, vol 54 issue 6, BMJ Publishing Group, London UK, pp. 493-500.

Abramson, M.J., Puy, R., Weiner, J., 1999, Immunotherapy in asthma: an updated systematic review, Allergy, vol 54, Munksgaard International Publishing Ltd., Copenhagen Denmark, pp. 1022-1041.

Garrett, M.H., Hooper, M.A., Hooper, B.M., Rayment, P.R., Abramson, M.J., 1999, Increased risk of allergy in children due to formaldehyde exposure in homes, Allergy, vol no 54, Munksgaard International Publishers Ltd, Copenhagen Denmark, pp. 330-337.

Woods, R.K., Abramson, M.J., Raven, J.M., Bailey, M., Weiner, J., Walters, E.H., 1999, Is there an association between bronchial asthma, food allergy/intolerance and analgesic intolerance?, European Respiratory Journal, vol 13, European Respiratory Society, Sheffield UK, pp. 227-228.

Dickson, P., Wong, Z., Harrap, S.B., Abramson, M.J., Walters, E.H., 1999, Mutational analysis of the high affinity immunoglobin E receptor beta subunit gene in asthma, Thorax, vol 54 issue 5, BMJ Publishing Group, London UK, pp. 409-412.

Dickson, P., Wong, Z., Harrap, S.B., Abramson, M.J., Walters, H.H., 1999, Mutational analysis of the high affinity immunoglobulin E receptor beta subunit gene in asthma, Thorax, vol 54, British Medical Journal Publishing Group, London UK, pp. 409-412.

Dharmage, S.C., Bailey, M., Raven, J., Mitakakis, T., Thien, F., Forbes, A.B., Guest, D., Abramson, M.J., Walters, E.H., 1999, Prevalence and residential determinants of fungi within homes in Melbourne, Australia, Clinical and Experimental Allergy, vol 29 issue 11, Blackwell Science, Oxford UK, pp. 1481-1489.

Dharmage, S.C., Bailey, M., Raven, J., Cheng, A., Rolland, J.M., Thien, F., Forbes, A.B., Abramson, M.J., Walters, E.H., 1999, Residential characteristics influence Der p 1 levels in homes in Melbourne Australia, Clinical and Experimental Allergy, vol 29, Blackwell Science LTD, Oxford England, pp. 461-469.

Dharmage, S.C., Bailey, M., Raven, J., Cheng, A., Rolland, J.M., Thien, F., Forbes, A.B., Abramson, M.J., Walters, E.H., 1999, Residential characteristics influence Der p 1 levels in homes in Melbourne, Australia, Clinical and Experimental Allergy, vol 29, Blackwell Science, Oxford UK, pp. 461-469.

Fritschi, L., Beach, J.R., Sim, M.R., Abramson, M.J., Benke, G., Musk, A.W., de Klerk, N., McNeil, J.J., 1999, Respiratory symptoms and lung function in two prebake aluminium smelters, American Journal of Industrial Medicine, vol 35 issue 5, Wiley-liss Inc., New York NY USA, pp. 491-498.

Voigt, T., Bailey, M., Abramson, M.J., 1998, Air pollution in the Latrobe Valley and it's impact upon respiratory morbidity, Australian & NZ Journal of Public Health, vol 22 no 5, Public Health Association of Australia, Curtin ACT, pp. 556-561.

Gattera, J.A., Abramson, M.J., Roller, L., 1998, Asthma medications, equipment supplied and sources of information for Australian community pharmacists, AJP: Australian Journal of Pharmacy, vol 79 august, Australasian Pharmaceutical Publishing Co, Australia, pp. 840-848.

Gattera, J.A., Abramson, M.J., Roller, L., 1998, Asthma medications, equipment supplied and sources of information for Australian community pharmacists, AJP: Australian Journal of Pharmacy, vol 79 july, Australasian Pharmaceutical Publishing Co, Australia, pp. 840-848.

Gattera, J.A., Abramson, M.J., Roller, L., 1998, Asthma medications, equipment supplied and sources of information for Australian community pharmacists, Australian Journal of Pharmacy, vol 79 no 940, Australian Pharmaceutical Publishing Co Ltd, Hawthorn Vic Australia, pp. 840-848.

Woods, R.K., Weiner, J., Abramson, M.J., Thien, F.P., Walters, H.H., 1998, Do dairy products induce bronchoconstriction in adults with asthma?, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, vol 101, Mosby-Year Book Inc, St Louis USA, pp. 45-50.

Woods, R.K., Weiner, J.M., Abramson, M.J., Thien, F., Walters, E.H., 1998, Do diary products induce bronchoconstriction in adults with asthma?, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, vol 101 no 1 part 1, MOSBY - Year Book Inc., St Louis USA, pp. 45-50.

Benke, G., Abramson, M.J., Sim, M.R., 1998, Exposures in the alumina and primary aluminium industry: An historical review, Annals of Occupational Hygiene, vol 42 no 3, Elsevier Science Ltd, Exeter UK, pp. 173-189.

Garrett, M.H., Abramson, M.J., Hooper, B., Rayment, P.R., Strasser, R.P., Hooper, M., 1998, Indoor Environmental Risk Factors for Respiratory Health in Children, Indoor Air, vol 8 no 4, Munksgaard, Copenhagen Denmark, pp. 236-243.

Garrett, M.H., Rayment, P.R., Hooper, M.A., Abramson, M.J., Hooper, B.M., 1998, Indoor airborne fungal spores, house dampness and associations with environmental factors and respiratory health in children, Clinical and Experimental Allergy, vol 28 no 4, Blackwell Science, OXFORD UK, pp. 459-467.

Garrett, M.H., Abramson, M.J., Hooper, B.M., Rayment, P.R., Strasser, R.P., Hooper, M.A., 1998, Indoor environmental risk factors for respiratory health in children, Indoor Air, vol 8, no. 4/98, Munksgaard International Publishers Ltd, Copenhagen Denmark, pp. 236-243.

Weiner, J.M., Abramson, M.J., Puy, R., 1998, Intranasal corticosteroids versus oral H1 receptor antagonists in allergic rhinitis: systematic review of randomised controlled trials, British Medical Journal, vol 317 no 7173, BMJ Publishing Group, London UK, pp. 1624-1629.

Gattera, J.A., Abramson, M.J., Roller, L., 1998, Knowledge of asthma symptoms, preventer medications and asthma counselling practices of Australian community pharmacists, AJP: Australian Journal of Pharmacy, vol 79 august, Australasian Pharmaceutical Publishing Co, Australia, pp. 976-982.

Gattera, J.A., Abramson, M.J., Roller, L., 1998, Knowledge of asthma symptoms, preventer medications and asthma counselling practices of Australian community pharmacists, Australian Journal of Pharmacy, vol 79 no 941, Australian Pharmaceutical Publishing Co Ltd, Hawthorn Vic Australia, pp. 976-982.

Douglas, R., Weiner, J., Abramson, M.J., O'Hehir, R., 1998, Prevalence of severe anti-venom allergy in southeastern Australia, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, vol 101 (1), Mosby-Year Book Inc, St Louis USA, pp. 129-131.

Woods, R.K., Abramson, M.J., Raven, J., Weiner, J.M., Walters, E.H., 1998, Reported food intolerance and respiratory symptoms in young adults, European Respiratory Journal, vol 11 no 1, The European Resp Soc and Munksgaad Inter Pub, Copenhagen Denmark, pp. 151-155.

Woods, R.K., Abramson, M.J., Raven, J., Bailey, M., Weiner, J., Walters, H.H., 1998, Reported food intolerance and respiratory symptoms in young adults, European Respiratory Journal, vol 11, European Respiratory Society & Munksgaard, Copenhagen Denmark, pp. 151-155.

Woods, R.K., Weiner, J., Thien, F.P., Abramson, M.J., Walters, H.H., 1998, Respiratory pathophysiologic responses: The effects of monosodium glutamate in adults with asthma who perceive themselves to be monosodium glutamate-intolerant, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, vol 101 (6), Mosby, St. Louis USA, pp. 762-771.

Garrett, M.H., Hooper, M.A., Hooper, B.M., Abramson, M.J., 1998, Respiratory symptons in children and indoor exposure to mitrogen dioxide and gas stoves, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, vol 158, no. 3, American Lung Association, New York NY USA, pp. 891-895.

Abramson, M.J., Couper, F.J., Campbell, D.J., 1998, Reviewing Mortality, Clinical Asthma Reviews, vol 2 no 1, WB Saunder Company Ltd, London UK, pp. 21-25.

Abramson, M.J., Beer, T., 1998, Something particular in the air we breathe?, Medical Journal of Australia, vol 169 no 9, Australasian Medical Publishing Co Ltd, North Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 452-453.

Woods, R.K., Weiner, J.M., Thien, F., Abramson, M.J., Walters, E.H., 1998, The effects of monosodium glutamate in adults with asthma who perceive themselves to be monosodium glutamate-intolerant, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, vol 101 no 6 part 1, MOSBY - Year Book Inc., St Louis USA, pp. 762-771.

Dharmage, S.C., Abramson, M.J., Raven, J., Thien, F.P., Walters, H.H., 1998, Why do only some of the young adults with bronchial hyperreactivity wheeze?, Journal of Asthma, vol 35 (5), Marcel Dekker Inc., New York NY USA, pp. 391-399.

Dharmage, S.C., Abramson, M.J., Raven, J., Thien, F., Walters, E.H., 1998, Why do only some of the young adults with bronchial-hyperreactivity wheeze?, Journal of Asthma, vol 35, issue 5, Marcel Dekker, New York NY USA, pp. 391-399.

Kamitani, A., Wong, Z., Dickson, P., Van Herwerden, L., Raven, J., Forbes, A.B., Abramson, M.J., Walters, E.H., Harrap, S.B., 1997, Absence of genetic linkage of chromasome 5q31 with asthma and atopy in the general population, Thorax, vol 52, BMJ Publishing Group, London UK, pp. 816-817.

Abdulwadud, O., Abramson, M.J., Forbes, A.B., James, A., Light, L., Thien, F.P., Walters, E.H., 1997, Attendance at an asthma educational intervention: characteristics of participants and non-participants, Respiratory Medicine, vol 91, W.B. Saunders Company Ltd., London UK, pp. 524-529.

Finocchiaro, C., Lark, A.T., Keating, M., Ugoni, A., Abramson, M.J., 1997, Does occupational exposure to brown coal dust cust a decline in lung function?, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, vol 54, BMJ Publishing Group, England UK, pp. 642-645.

Wong, Z., Dina, T., Van Herwerden, L., Raven, J., Forbes, A.B., Abramson, M.J., Walters, E.H., Harrap, S.B., 1997, Linkage analysis of bronchial hyperreactivity and atopy with chromosome 11q13, Electrophoresis, vol 18, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim Germany, pp. 1641-1645.

Abramson, M.J., Kutin, J.J., Bailey, M., Raven, J., Dunster, K., Rolland, J.M., Czarny, D., Walters, E.H., 1997, Nasal Allergies and Hayfever among Young Adults in Melbourne, Australia, Allerugology International, vol 46, Blackwell Science, Carlton Vic Australia, pp. 213-219.

Abramson, M.J., Kutin, J.J., Bailey, M., Raven, J., Dunster, K., Rolland, J.M., Czarny, D., Walters, H.H., 1997, Nasal allergies and hayfever among young adults in Melbourne, Australia, Allergology International, vol 46, Japanese Society of Allergology, Tokyo Japan, pp. 213-219.

Beach, J., Raven, J., Ingram, C., Bailey, M., Johns, D.P., Walters, E.H., Abramson, M.J., 1997, The effects on asthmatics of exposure to a conventional water-based and a volatile organic compound free paint, European Respiratory Journal, vol 10, ERS Journals Ltd, Sheffield UK, pp. 563-566.

Beach, J.R., Raven, J., Ingram, C., Bailey, M., Johns, D., Walters, E.H., Abramson, M.J., 1997, The effects on asthmatics of exposure to a conventional water-based and a volatile organic compound-free paint, European Respiratory Journal, vol 10, European Respiratory Society, Munksgaard Intern Publishers Copenhagen Denmark, pp. 563-566.

Conference Proceedings

Lam, L.L.Y., Schneider, H., Andrianopoulos, N., Krum, H., Abramson, M.J., Mueller, C., Cameron, P., 2009, The effects of BNP testing at ED for acute SOB patients on clinical outcomes (meta-analysis), Heart, Lung and Circulation, Elsevier Australia, Australia, p. S190.

Tham, R.C.A., Erbas, B., Akram, M., Dennekamp, M.N., Abramson, M.J., 2009, The impact of bushfire smoke on respiratory hospital outcomes in Victoria, January to March 2003, Rural Health: the place to be..., May 17-20, National Rural Health Alliance, Canberra, Australia, pp. 221-222.

Jeavons, T.H., Abramson, M.J., Bailey, M.J., Raven, J., Thien, F., Walters, H.E., 2007, A longitudinal study of asthma in atopic and non-atopic adults in Melbourne, Australia, World Asthma Meeting Abstract Book, 22-25 June 2007, World Asthma Meeting Committee, Istanbul, Turkey, p. 35.

Kelsall, H., Sim, M.R., Forbes, A.B., Glass, D.C., McKenzie, D.P., Blackman, J.F., Abramson, M.J., Blizzard, L., Ittak, P., 2003, Symptoms and medical conditions in Australian veterans of the 1991 Gulf War: relationship to immunisations and other gulf war exposures, Australasian Epidemiologist, 22 September 2003 to 23 September 2003, Australian Epidemiological Association, Melbourne Australia, p. 28.

Abramson, M.J., Driver, J., Bailey, M., Willis, J., Evans, N., Walters, E.H., Coleridge, J., Maclean, A., Campbell, D.J., 1998, Asthma management is related to morbidity and mortality from asthma, Australian & New Zealand Journal of Medicine, Wellington NZ, 6-10 April 1997, ADIS International, Frenchs Forest NSW, p. 237.

Abramson, M.J., Driver, J., Bailey, M., Willis, J., Evans, N., Couper, F.J., Drummer, O.H., Walters, E.H., Coleridge, J., Maclean, A., Thomson, G., 1998, Asthma medications, blood salbutamol levels and mortality from Asthma, Australian & New Zealand Journal of Medicine, Wellington NZ, 6-10 April 1997, ADIS International, Frenchs Forest NSW, p. 237.

Woods, R.K., Weiner, J.M., Abramson, M.J., Thien, F., Walters, E.H., 1998, Do dairy products induce bronchoconstriction in adults with asthma, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine, Wellington NZ, 6-10 April 1997, ADIS International, Frenchs Forest NSW, p. 229.

Robertson, C.F., Holst, D.P., Abramson, M.J., Ackland, M., Morris, N., 1998, Evaluation of health gains from an intervention in acute severe asthma, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine, Wellington NZ, 6-10 April 1997, ADIS International, Frenchs Forest NSW, p. 255.

Abramson, M.J., Bailey, M., Dharmage, S.C., Mitakakis, T., Guest, D., Raven, J., Walters, H.H., 1998, Home environmental factors favouring allergenic fungal growth, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine, Wellington, New Zealand / 6-10 April 1997, Adis International Pty. Ltd., Frenchs Forest NSW, p. 281.

Abramson, M.J., Bailey, M., Dharmage, S.C., Mitakakis, T., Guest, D., Thien, F., Raven, J., Walters, E.H., 1998, Home environmental factors favouring allergic fungal growth, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine, Wellington NZ, 6-10 April 1997, ADIS International, Frenchs Forest NSW, p. 250.

Woods, R.K., Abramson, M.J., Raven, J., Bailey, M., Weiner, J.M., Walters, E.H., 1998, Reported food intolerance and respiratory health in young adults, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine, Wellington NZ, 6-10 April 1997, ADIS Intrernational, Frenchs Forest NSW, p. 250.

Woods, R.K., Abramson, M.J., Raven, J., Bailey, M., Weiner, J., Walters, H.H., 1998, Reported food intolerance and respiratory health in young adults, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine, Wellington, New Zealand / 6-10 April 1997, Adis International Pty. Ltd., Frenchs Forest NSW, p. 250.

Dharmage, S.C., Bailey, M., Raven, J., Cheng, A., Thien, F., Rolland, J.M., Abramson, M.J., Walters, E.H., 1998, Residential characteristics influence the DER P 1 levels in Melbourne homes, Australian & New Zealand Journal of Medicine, Wellington, NZ 6-10 April '97, ADIS International, French Forest NSW, p. 250.

Dharmage, S.C., Bailey, M., Raven, J., Cheong, A., Thien, F.P., Rolland, J.M., Abramson, M.J., Walters, H.H., 1998, Residential characteristics influence the Dep P 1 levels in Melbourne homes, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine, Wellington, New Zealand / 6-10 April 1997, Adis International Pty. Ltd., Frenchs Forest NSW, p. 281.

Sim, M.R., Gosens, B., Hamse, N., Abramson, M.J., Fritschi, L., Rolland, J.M., Vincent, T., 1998, Respiratory symptoms and cross-shift lung function changes in tea packers, Premus-ISEOH '98, Helsinki FINLAND, 21-25 Sept 1998, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki FINLAND, p. 208.

Dharmage, S.C., Abramson, M.J., Raven, J., Thien, F.P., Walters, H.H., 1998, Risk factors for wheezing in young adults with bronchial hyperreactivity, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine, Wellington, New Zealand / 6-10 April 1997, Adis International Pty. Ltd, Frenchs Forest NSW, p. 281.

Dharmage, S.C., Abramson, M.J., Raven, J., Thien, F., Walters, E.H., 1998, Risk factors for wheezing in young adults with bronchial hyperreactivity, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine, Wellington NZ, 6-10 April 1997, ADIS International, Frenchs Forest NSW, p. 253.

Abramson, M.J., Elder, D., Sim, M.R., 1998, Surveillance of Australian workplace based respiratory events: A pilot study of the SABRE project, Respirology, Sydney, 9-12 October 1998, Blackwell Science ASIA, Carlton Vic Australia, p. A10.

Benke, G., Abramson, M.J., Sim, M.R., 1998, The use of biological monitoring to assess exposure in epidemiological studies in aluminium smelters, Capitalising Occupational Hygiene, Canberra ACT, 5-9 Dec 1998, The Australian Institute of Occ. Hygienists, Tullamarine Vic Australia, pp. 1-7.

Dickson, P., Wong, Z., Van Herwerden, L., Abramson, M.J., Walters, H.H., Raven, J., Harrap, S.B., 1997, Absence of mutations in exons 6 & 7 of the high affinity IgE receptor gene in asthma, The Australian & New Zealand Journal of Medicine, Perth, WA, 24-28 March 1996, The Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Sydney NSW Australia, p. 207.

Abramson, M.J., Driver, J., Willis, J., Evans, N., Couper, F.J., Drummer, O., Walters, H.H., Maclean, A., Thomson, G., 1997, Blood salbutamol levels are higher in asthma deaths than controls, Australian & New Zealand Journal of Medicine, Perth, WA, 24-28 March 1996, The Royal Australian College of Physicians, Sydney NSW Australia, p. 222.

Willis, J., Forbes, A.B., Abramson, M.J., Driver, J., Evans, N., Robertson, C.H., Walters, H.H., 1997, Concordance of asthma death certificates and panel diagnosis, The Australian & New Zealand Journal of Medicine, Perth, WA, 24-28 March 1996, The Royal Australian College of Physicians, Sydney NSW Australia, p. 221.

Abdulwadud, O., Abramson, M.J., Forbes, A.B., Light, L., Thien, F.P., 1997, Do participants in an asthma educaiton intervention differ from non participants?, The Australian & New Zealand Journal of Medicine, Perth, WA, 24-28 March 1996, The Royal Australian College of Physicians, Sydney NSW Australia, p. 218.

Abramson, M.J., Bailey, M., Mitakakis, T., Guest, D., Raven, J., Lanigan, A., Thien, F.P., Walters, H.H., 1997, Exposure to fungal propagules is associated with atopy and asthma, Australia and New Zealand Journal of Medicine, Perth, WA, 24-28 March 1996, The Royal Australian College of Physicians, Sydney NSW Australia, p. 240.

Walters, E.H., Bailey, M., Dharmage, S.C., Raven, J., Cheng, A., Rolland, J.M., Thien, F., Abramson, M.J., 1997, Indoor Allergen exposures are not related to current asthma in adults, Thorax, London, 15-17 Dec, BMJ Publishing Group, London UK.

Dharmage, S.C., Bailey, M., Raven, J., Cheng, A., Thien, F., Rolland, J.M., Abramson, M.J., Walters, E.H., 1997, Residential characteristisics influence the DER P 1 levels in Melbourne homes, Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting, Wellington 6-10/4/97, TSANZ, Wellington NZ, p. 153.

Abramson, M.J., Beach, J., Raven, J., Ingram, C., Johns, D., Lanigan, A., Bailey, M., Walters, H.H., 1997, The effects on asthmatics of exposure to conventional or a new volatile organic compound (VOC) free paint, Australia and New Zealand Journal of Medicine, Perth, WA, 24-28 March 1996, The Royal Australian College of Physicians, Sydney NSW Australia, p. 254.

Dharmage, S.C., Bailey, M., Forbes, A.B., Abramson, M.J., Walters, H.H., 1997, What factors influence self selection in cohort studies?, Australasian Epidemiologist, Grand Hyatt Hotel, Melbourne, 5-6 Oct 1997, Australian Epidemiological Assoc, Curtin Australia, p. 12.

Other

Sim, M.R., Abramson, M.J., LaMontagne, T., Aroni, R., Elder, D.S., Peeters, A., 2005, Final report, Occupational asthma- deection, surveillance and prevention of the disease burden, vol 1, issue 1, Cochrane database of systemic reviews, United Kingdom, pp. 1-99.

Campbell, D.A., Abramson, M.J., Manser, R.L., Dickson, F., Jolley, D.J., Benke, G.P., De Campo, M.P., Nosworthy, J., Staley, C., 2003, Review of health status of power industry workers who participated in the State Electricity Commission, Victoria (SECV) lung function program, N/A, Australia, pp. 1-131.

Raven, J., Dharmage, S.C., Bailey, M., Mitakakis, T., Chang, A., Guest, D., Rolland, J.M., Thien, F.P., Abramson, M.J., Walters, E.H., 1997, Are house dust mites associated with indoor moulds?, Abstract.

Raven, J., Dharmage, S.C., Bailey, M., Mitakakis, T., Chang, A., Guest, D., Rolland, J.M., Thien, F., Abramson, M.J., Walters, E.H., 1997, Are house mites associated with indoor moulds.

Dharmage, S.C., Abramson, M.J., Raven, J., Thien, F.P., Walters, H.H., 1997, Risk factors for wheezing in young adults with bronchial hyperreactivity, Abstract at a non International conference.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:: (DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - Modelling risk factors.
Supervisors:: Abramson, M (Main), Mahal, A (Associate).

Program of Study:: (DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: Evidence, equity and health: contemporary issues in the Australian public health arena.
Supervisors:: Abramson, M (Main), Hall, R (Associate).

Program of Study:: (DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: Health effects of bushfire smoke.
Supervisors:: Dennekamp, M (Main), Abramson, M (Associate), Sim, M (Associate).

Program of Study:: (DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: Optimising the management of asthma during pregnancy.
Supervisors:: George, J (Main), Stewart, K (Associate), Abramson, M (Associate).

Program of Study:: (DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: System change interventions for smoking cessation in hospitalised patients.
Supervisors:: George, J (Main), Abramson, M (Associate).

Program of Study:: (DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: Telehealth for optimising asthma management during pregnancy.
Supervisors:: George, J (Main), Abramson, M (Associate), Stewart, K (Associate).

Completed Supervision

Student:: Barton, C.
Program of Study:: CARING FOR CHILDREN WITH ASTHMA: ROLE OF PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS. (PHD) 2004.
Supervisors:: Abramson, M (Main), Clarke, D (Associate).
Student:: Benke, G.
Program of Study:: RETROSPECTIVE ASSESSMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE BY JOB EXPOSURE MATRICES AND EXPERT HYGIENE PANELS. (PHD) 2001.
Supervisors:: Sim, M (Main), Abramson, M (Associate).
Student:: Bennett, C.
Program of Study:: The impact of ambient particulate matter exposure on adult respiratory health in Southeastern Australia. (PHD) 2011.
Supervisors:: Abramson, M (Main).
Student:: Boyle, M.
Program of Study:: . 2001.
Supervisors:: Abramson, M (Main).
Student:: Craven, R.
Program of Study:: . 2002.
Supervisors:: Abramson, M (Main).
Student:: Dharmage, S.
Program of Study:: INDOOR ALLERGENS AND ASTHMA. (PHD) 2000.
Supervisors:: Abramson, M (Main), Historical Supervisor, I (Associate).
Student:: Egerton-Warburton, D.
Program of Study:: A Randomised Placebo Controlled Trial of Antiemetic Agents in Adult Emergency Department Patients with Nausea or Vomiting. 2008.
Supervisors:: Abramson, M (Main).
Student:: Green, S.
Program of Study:: THE CLASSIFICATION, TREATMENT AND OUTCOME ASSESSMENT OF SHOULDER DISORDERS. (PHD) 2000.
Supervisors:: Buchbinder, R (Main), Abramson, M (Associate), Forbes, A (Associate).
Student:: Inyang, I.
Program of Study:: Assessment of exposure to radiofrequency radiation from mobile telephones in an epidemiological cohort of adolescents. (PHD) 2009.
Supervisors:: Abramson, M (Main), Benke, G (Associate).
Student:: Jeavons, T.
Program of Study:: Indoor fungi and asthma. (PHD) 2010.
Supervisors:: Abramson, M (Main), Wright, W (Associate).
Student:: Karim, M.
Program of Study:: Assessing diabetes risk in a multiethnic population through logistic regression and rescursive partitioning. 2009.
Supervisors:: Abramson, M (Main).
Student:: Kelsall, H.
Program of Study:: RESPIRATORY AND NEUROLOGICAL HEALTH, SYMPTOMS, MEDICAL CONDITIONS AND CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME IN AUSTRALIAN GULF WAR VETERANS. (PHD) 2004.
Supervisors:: Sim, M (Main), Abramson, M (Associate), Forbes, A (Associate).
Student:: Matheson, M.
Program of Study:: GENETIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISK FACTORS FOR CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE. (PHD) 2005.
Supervisors:: Abramson, M (Main).
Student:: Mcilroy, D.
Program of Study:: MCE minor project - MCE minor project - An assessment of the validity of Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) as a marker of perioperative myocardial ischaemia-reperfusion injury in cardiac transplantation. 2008.
Supervisors:: Abramson, M (Main).
Student:: New, P.
Program of Study:: Demographic characteristics and complications of non traumatic Spinal Cord Injury. 2003.
Supervisors:: Abramson, M (Main).
Student:: Robinson, S.
Program of Study:: The relationship between family structure and children's television viewing and objectively assessed physical activity. 2005.
Supervisors:: Abramson, M (Main).
Student:: Segal, A.
Program of Study:: Identification of Risk Factors for Vitamin D Deficiency during the third Trimester of Pregnancy in Caucasian Women. 2007.
Supervisors:: Abramson, M (Main).
Student:: Stebbing, M.
Program of Study:: Exploring risk: current issues in health risk perception in Australia. (PHD) 2010.
Supervisors:: Abramson, M (Main), Priestly, B (Associate).
Student:: Tran, H.
Program of Study:: MCE minor project - The Fetal Loss Unprovoked ThromboEmbolism Study. 2008.
Supervisors:: Abramson, M (Main).
Student:: Williams, M.
Program of Study:: Understanding Urinary Incontinence in Stroke Patients. 2009.
Supervisors:: Abramson, M (Main).