Helman S Alfonso

Summary

Affiliation: University of Western Australia
Country: Australia

Publications

  1. ncbi Retinol supplementation and mesothelioma incidence in workers earlier exposed to blue asbestos (Crocidolite) at Wittenoom, Western Australia
    Helman S Alfonso
    School of Population Health, Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Western Australia, 48 Murray Street, Perth, Western Australia 6001, Australia
    Eur J Cancer Prev 19:355-9. 2010
  2. ncbi Plasma vitamin concentrations and incidence of mesothelioma and lung cancer in individuals exposed to crocidolite at Wittenoom, Western Australia
    Helman S Alfonso
    School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, Australia
    Eur J Cancer Prev 15:290-4. 2006
  3. ncbi Plasma concentrations of retinol, carotene, and vitamin E and mortality in subjects with asbestosis in a cohort exposed to crocidolite in Wittenoom, Western Australia
    Helman S Alfonso
    School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia
    J Occup Environ Med 47:573-9. 2005
  4. ncbi Coronary heart disease events in Aboriginal Australians: incidence in an urban population
    Pamela J Bradshaw
    School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
    Med J Aust 190:583-6. 2009
  5. ncbi A comparison of coronary heart disease event rates among urban Australian Aboriginal people and a matched non-Aboriginal population
    Pamela J Bradshaw
    School of Population Health M431, University of Western Australia, Stirling Highway Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
    J Epidemiol Community Health 65:315-9. 2011
  6. ncbi Plasma retinol, carotene and vitamin E concentrations and lung function in a crocidolite-exposed cohort from Wittenoom, Western Australia: a cohort study
    Helman S Alfonso
    School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
    Nutr J 4:16. 2005
  7. ncbi The use of coronary revascularisation procedures in urban Australian Aboriginals and a matched general population coronary procedures in Aboriginals
    Pamela J Bradshaw
    School of Population Health M431, University of Western Australia, Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
    Heart Lung Circ 19:247-50. 2010
  8. ncbi Measuring the gap: accuracy of the Western Australian hospital morbidity data in the identification of adult urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
    Pamela J Bradshaw
    School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, Australia
    Aust N Z J Public Health 33:276-9. 2009

Detail Information

Publications8

  1. ncbi Retinol supplementation and mesothelioma incidence in workers earlier exposed to blue asbestos (Crocidolite) at Wittenoom, Western Australia
    Helman S Alfonso
    School of Population Health, Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Western Australia, 48 Murray Street, Perth, Western Australia 6001, Australia
    Eur J Cancer Prev 19:355-9. 2010
    ..In conclusion, this study provides little support for possible preventive effects of retinol against mesothelioma in workers exposed to blue asbestos...
  2. ncbi Plasma vitamin concentrations and incidence of mesothelioma and lung cancer in individuals exposed to crocidolite at Wittenoom, Western Australia
    Helman S Alfonso
    School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, Australia
    Eur J Cancer Prev 15:290-4. 2006
    ..These findings suggest that people with chronically low plasma levels of retinol have increased risk of developing mesothelioma and lung cancer...
  3. ncbi Plasma concentrations of retinol, carotene, and vitamin E and mortality in subjects with asbestosis in a cohort exposed to crocidolite in Wittenoom, Western Australia
    Helman S Alfonso
    School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia
    J Occup Environ Med 47:573-9. 2005
    ..We sought to examine the relationships between plasma concentrations of retinol, carotene, and vitamin E and mortality associated with asbestosis in people previously exposed to crocidolite...
  4. ncbi Coronary heart disease events in Aboriginal Australians: incidence in an urban population
    Pamela J Bradshaw
    School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
    Med J Aust 190:583-6. 2009
    ..To determine the incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD) events in an urban Aboriginal population...
  5. ncbi A comparison of coronary heart disease event rates among urban Australian Aboriginal people and a matched non-Aboriginal population
    Pamela J Bradshaw
    School of Population Health M431, University of Western Australia, Stirling Highway Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
    J Epidemiol Community Health 65:315-9. 2011
    ..There is little reliable information on the incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD). This study compares CHD event rates in urban-dwelling Aboriginal people and the general population...
  6. ncbi Plasma retinol, carotene and vitamin E concentrations and lung function in a crocidolite-exposed cohort from Wittenoom, Western Australia: a cohort study
    Helman S Alfonso
    School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
    Nutr J 4:16. 2005
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  7. ncbi The use of coronary revascularisation procedures in urban Australian Aboriginals and a matched general population coronary procedures in Aboriginals
    Pamela J Bradshaw
    School of Population Health M431, University of Western Australia, Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
    Heart Lung Circ 19:247-50. 2010
    ..Coronary revascularisation procedures may be under-used for Aboriginal Australians with ischaemic heart disease (IHD). We compared the use of procedures in an urban Aboriginal population and a non-Aboriginal external comparison group...
  8. ncbi Measuring the gap: accuracy of the Western Australian hospital morbidity data in the identification of adult urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
    Pamela J Bradshaw
    School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, Australia
    Aust N Z J Public Health 33:276-9. 2009
    ..To assess the sensitivity of the recording of Aboriginality in the Western Australia Linked Data...