Rosalie K Woods

Summary

Affiliation: Monash University
Country: Australia

Publications

  1. ncbi Asthma is more prevalent in rural New South Wales than metropolitan Victoria, Australia
    R K Woods
    Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash Medical School and Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria, Australia
    Respirology 5:257-63. 2000
  2. ncbi A valid food frequency questionnaire for measuring dietary fish intake
    Rosalie K Woods
    Department of Epidemiology, Asthma and Clinical Immunology, Central and Eastern Clinical School and Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Australia
    Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 11:56-61. 2002
  3. ncbi Prevalence of food allergies in young adults and their relationship to asthma, nasal allergies, and eczema
    Rosalie K Woods
    Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Central and Eastern Clinical School, Monash University and The Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria, Australia
    Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 88:183-9. 2002
  4. ncbi Reported adverse food reactions overestimate true food allergy in the community
    R K Woods
    Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Central and Eastern Clinical School, Monash University and The Alfred Hospital, Australia
    Eur J Clin Nutr 56:31-6. 2002
  5. ncbi The rising prevalence of asthma in young Melbourne adults is associated with improvement in treatment
    R K Woods
    Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Central and Eastern Clinical School, Prahran, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 87:117-23. 2001
  6. ncbi Food and nutrient intakes and asthma risk in young adults
    Rosalie K Woods
    Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Central and Eastern Clinical School, Monash University, and The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Am J Clin Nutr 78:414-21. 2003
  7. ncbi International prevalences of reported food allergies and intolerances. Comparisons arising from the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS) 1991-1994
    R K Woods
    Departments of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash Medical School, The Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria, Australia
    Eur J Clin Nutr 55:298-304. 2001
  8. ncbi Residential characteristics predict changes in Der p 1, Fel d 1 and ergosterol but not fungi over time
    M C Matheson
    Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Clin Exp Allergy 33:1281-8. 2003
  9. ncbi Wheeze not current asthma affects quality of life in young adults with asthma
    M Matheson
    Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Central and Eastern Clinical School, Monash University, Prahran, Victoria 3181, Australia
    Thorax 57:165-7. 2002
  10. ncbi Fatty acid levels and risk of asthma in young adults
    R K Woods
    Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Central and Eastern Clinical School, Monash University and The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia
    Thorax 59:105-10. 2004

Detail Information

Publications11

  1. ncbi Asthma is more prevalent in rural New South Wales than metropolitan Victoria, Australia
    R K Woods
    Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash Medical School and Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria, Australia
    Respirology 5:257-63. 2000
    ..The aim of this study was to compare the prevalence of adult respiratory symptoms and conditions in a rural setting with a metropolitan setting...
  2. ncbi A valid food frequency questionnaire for measuring dietary fish intake
    Rosalie K Woods
    Department of Epidemiology, Asthma and Clinical Immunology, Central and Eastern Clinical School and Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Australia
    Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 11:56-61. 2002
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  3. ncbi Prevalence of food allergies in young adults and their relationship to asthma, nasal allergies, and eczema
    Rosalie K Woods
    Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Central and Eastern Clinical School, Monash University and The Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria, Australia
    Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 88:183-9. 2002
    ..The true prevalence of food allergy in adults is generally thought to be uncommon. It is unknown whether there are any relationships between food allergy and atopic diseases...
  4. ncbi Reported adverse food reactions overestimate true food allergy in the community
    R K Woods
    Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Central and Eastern Clinical School, Monash University and The Alfred Hospital, Australia
    Eur J Clin Nutr 56:31-6. 2002
    ..To determine the extent to which perceived adverse food reactions were associated with IgE mediated food allergy, as defined by skin prick testing (SPT)...
  5. ncbi The rising prevalence of asthma in young Melbourne adults is associated with improvement in treatment
    R K Woods
    Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Central and Eastern Clinical School, Prahran, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 87:117-23. 2001
    ..Although a number of epidemiologic studies have been conducted in Australia to determine the prevalence of asthma in adults, it is unclear whether the prevalence is changing...
  6. ncbi Food and nutrient intakes and asthma risk in young adults
    Rosalie K Woods
    Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Central and Eastern Clinical School, Monash University, and The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Am J Clin Nutr 78:414-21. 2003
    ..Intervention studies using whole foods are required to ascertain whether such modifications of food intake could be beneficial in the prevention or amelioration of asthma...
  7. ncbi International prevalences of reported food allergies and intolerances. Comparisons arising from the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS) 1991-1994
    R K Woods
    Departments of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash Medical School, The Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria, Australia
    Eur J Clin Nutr 55:298-304. 2001
    ..The aim of this study was to report the prevalence, type and reported symptoms associated with food intolerance...
  8. ncbi Residential characteristics predict changes in Der p 1, Fel d 1 and ergosterol but not fungi over time
    M C Matheson
    Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Clin Exp Allergy 33:1281-8. 2003
    ..We also examined the changes in levels of indoor allergens...
  9. ncbi Wheeze not current asthma affects quality of life in young adults with asthma
    M Matheson
    Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Central and Eastern Clinical School, Monash University, Prahran, Victoria 3181, Australia
    Thorax 57:165-7. 2002
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Quality of life is severely impaired in individuals with wheeze in the previous 12 months while individuals with current asthma or bronchial hyperreactivity alone did not appear to have significantly reduced quality of life...
  10. ncbi Fatty acid levels and risk of asthma in young adults
    R K Woods
    Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Central and Eastern Clinical School, Monash University and The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia
    Thorax 59:105-10. 2004
    ..06 to 1.48). CONCLUSION: Plasma n-3 fatty acids are not associated with a reduced risk of asthma or atopy among young adults. The association of DHGLA with asthma warrants further research to determine a cause-effect relationship...
  11. ncbi Maternal breast milk long-chain n-3 fatty acids are associated with increased risk of atopy in breastfed infants
    R M Stoney
    Department of Nutrition, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Clin Exp Allergy 34:194-200. 2004
    ..CONCLUSION: Higher n-3 FA levels in the colostrum do not appear to confer protection against, but may be a risk factor for, the eventual development of atopy in high-risk breastfed infants...