This review examines whether there is a direct or indirect relation between damp or mould in
the home and respiratory health. Home dampness is thought to have health consequences …

… in the prevalence of bronchial hyperresponsiveness (Peat et a1 1992a). There have been
… Peat JK 1994 The rising trend in allergic illness: which environmental factors are important? …

Aims: To determine whether family and parenting interventions benefit children and adolescents
with conduct disorder and delinquency. Methods: Meta-analysis of eight randomised …

… Jennifer Peat has a science background with postgraduate epidemiological and statistical
training. She has designed and managed a large number of epidemiological studies on the …

If house dust mite allergen (Der p I) is an important cause of asthma, there should be a direct
relationship between level of exposure to this allergen and asthma severity. To examine this…

BACKGROUND A study was undertaken to assess whether the recent increases in
prevalence of both asthma and obesity are linked and to determine if obesity is a risk factor for …

Retrospective and prospective questionnaire and lung function data, collected during seven
population health surveys over 18 years in Busselton, Western Australia, have been …

Objective : To investigate whether prevalence of asthma in children increased in 10 years.
Design : Serial cross sectional studies of two populations of children by means of standard …

Objective To investigate the association between diet and airway disease in children in the
light of epidemiological studies suggesting that consumption of fish more than once a week …

The relation of house dust mite allergen levels to asthma and allergy was examined in two
population samples of children aged 8–11 years in northern New South Wales. We studied …