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A Case Series of Patients Undergoing Bronchial Thermoplasty a Second Time for Severe Asthma

Journal of Asthma and Allergy
2024-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.2147/JAA.S492730
Contributors: Chuan Foo; David Langton; Francis Thien
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Thunderstorm-related respiratory symptoms: An old story with a new ending?

2024-07-16 | Preprint
DOI: 10.22541/au.172114574.42882925/v1
Contributors: Francis Thien; Isabella Annesi-Maesano; Gennaro D'Amato
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Bronchial Thermoplasty Improves Ventilation Heterogeneity Measured by Functional Respiratory Imaging in Severe Asthma

Journal of Asthma and Allergy
2024-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.2147/JAA.S454951
Contributors: Chuan Foo; Graham Donovan; Francis Thien; David Langton; Peter Noble
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RNA sequencing of single allergen‐specific memory B cells after grass pollen immunotherapy: Two unique cell fates and CD29 as a biomarker for treatment effect

Allergy
2023-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/all.15529
Contributors: Craig I. McKenzie; Nirupama Varese; Pei Mun Aui; Simone Reinwald; Bruce D. Wines; P. Mark Hogarth; Francis Thien; Mark Hew; Jennifer M. Rolland; Robyn E. O'Hehir et al.
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The perfect storm: temporal analysis of air during the world’s most deadly epidemic thunderstorm asthma (ETSA) event in Melbourne

Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease
2023-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1177/17534666231186726
Contributors: Dwan Price; Kira M. Hughes; Dulashi Withanage Dona; Philip E. Taylor; David A. V. Morton; Svetlana Stevanovic; Francis Thien; Jason Choi; Paul Torre; Cenk Suphioglu
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The Melbourne epidemic thunderstorm asthma event 2016: a 5-year longitudinal study

Asia Pacific Allergy
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.5415/apallergy.2022.12.e38
Contributors: Felicity Huang; David H. Wang; Chuan T. Foo; Alan C. Young; Jie Shen Fok; Francis Thien
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CytoBas: Precision component‐resolved diagnostics for allergy using flow cytometric staining of basophils with recombinant allergen tetramers

Allergy
2021-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/all.14832
Contributors: Craig I. McKenzie; Nirupama Varese; Pei M. Aui; Bruce D. Wines; Philip Mark Hogarth; Francis Thien; Mark Hew; Jennifer M. Rolland; Robyn E. O’Hehir; Menno C. van Zelm
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Asia-Pacific Perspectives on the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021-03-10 | Other
DOI: 10.22541/au.161540743.38157678/v1
Contributors: Ruby Pawankar; Bernard Thong; Marysia Stella Recto; Jiu-Yao Wang; Amir Abdul Latiff; Francis Thien; Jae-Won Oh; Wasu Kamchaisatian; Iris Rengganis; Zarir Udwadia et al.
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Asia Pacific Association of Allergy Asthma and Clinical Immunology White Paper 2020 on climate change, air pollution, and biodiversity in Asia-Pacific and impact on allergic diseases

Asia Pacific Allergy
2020 | Journal article
DOI: 10.5415/apallergy.2020.10.e11
Contributors: Ruby Pawankar; Jiu-Yao Wang; I-Jen Wang; Francis Thien; Yoon-Seok Chang; Amir Hamzah Abdul Latiff; Takao Fujisawa; Luo Zhang; Bernard Yu-Hor Thong; Pantipa Chatchatee et al.
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Diagnostic procedures & practices in drug allergy/hypersensitivity: a survey of 13 Asian countries

Asia Pacific Allergy
2020 | Journal article
DOI: 10.5415/apallergy.2020.10.e36
Contributors: Min-Moon Tang; Jie Shen Fok; Bernard Yu-Hor Thong; James Yun; Philip Hei Li; Hye-Ryun Kang; Francis Thien; Masao Yamaguchi; Michaela Lucas; Yoon-Seok Chang et al.
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Natural history of asthma symptoms after epidemic thunderstorm asthma: a 3-year longitudinal study

Asia Pacific Allergy
2020 | Journal article
DOI: 10.5415/apallergy.2020.10.e30
Contributors: Chuan T. Foo; Sonali Fernando; Naomi Cohen; Golsa Adabi; Cheryl M.T. Lim; Alan C. Young; Francis Thien
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Bronchial thermoplasty versus mepolizumab: Comparison of outcomes in a severe asthma clinic

Respirology
2020-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/resp.13830
Contributors: David Langton; Joy Sha; Suzy Guo; Julie Sharp; Ceri Banks; Wei Wang; Virginia Plummer; Francis Thien
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CytoBas: Precision component-resolved diagnostics for allergy using flow cytometric staining of basophils with recombinant allergen tetramers

2020-11-20 | Other
DOI: 10.22541/au.160589386.66672108/v1
Contributors: Craig McKenzie; Nirupama Varese; Pei Aui; Bruce Wines; P Hogarth; Francis Thien; Mark Hew; Jennifer Rolland; Robyn O'Hehir; Menno van Zelm
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Thunderstorm asthma: an overview of mechanisms and management strategies

Expert Review of Clinical Immunology
2020-10-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/1744666X.2021.1826310
Contributors: Francis Thien; Janet M. Davies; Mark Hew; Jo A. Douglass; Robyn E. O’Hehir
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Shedding light on the ‘black hole’ of small airways physiology in asthma

Respirology
2020-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/resp.13799
Contributors: Francis Thien
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<p>Effect of Panax Ginseng (G115) Capsules versus Placebo on Acute Exacerbations in Patients with Moderate to Very Severe COPD: A Randomized Controlled Trial</p>

International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
2020-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.2147/COPD.S236425
Contributors: Yuanbin Chen; Lin Lin; Lei Wu; Yinji Xu; Johannah L Shergis; Anthony Lin Zhang; Zehuai Wen; Christopher Worsnop; Clifford Da Costa; Francis Thien et al.
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Early onset of airway derecruitment assessed using the forced oscillation technique in subjects with asthma

Journal of Applied Physiology
2019-05-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00534.2018
Contributors: Kris Nilsen; Francis Thien; Cindy Thamrin; Matt J. Ellis; G. Kim Prisk; Gregory G. King; Bruce R. Thompson
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Bronchodilator responsiveness as a success predictor for bronchial thermoplasty

Respirology
2019-01 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1111/resp.13375
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Contributors: David Langton; Alvin Ing; David Fielding; Wei Chun Wang; Virginia Margaret Plummer; Francis Chung Kong Thien
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Treatable traits can be identified in a severe asthma registry and predict future exacerbations

Respirology
2019-01-01 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1111/resp.13389
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Contributors: Vanessa M. McDonald; Sarah A. Hiles; Krystelle Godbout; Erin S. Harvey; Guy B. Marks; Mark Hew; Matthew Peters; Philip G. Bardin; Paul N. Reynolds; John W. Upham et al.
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Residential NO2 exposure is associated with urgent healthcare use in a thunderstorm asthma cohort

Asia Pacific Allergy
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.5415/apallergy.2018.8.e33
Contributors: Vivien Wai Yun Lai; Gayan Bowatte; Luke David Knibbs; Kanishka Rangamuwa; Alan Young; Shyamali Dharmage; Francis Thien
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Melbourne epidemic thunderstorm asthma event 2016: Lessons learnt from the perfect storm

Respirology
2018-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/resp.13410
Contributors: Francis Thien
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Comparison of two methods of determining lung de-recruitment, using the forced oscillation technique

European Journal of Applied Physiology
2018-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-018-3949-1
Contributors: K. Nilsen; K. Gove; F. Thien; T. Wilkinson; B. R. Thompson
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Utility of a thin bronchoscope in facilitating bronchial thermoplasty

Journal of Asthma and Allergy
2018-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.2147/JAA.S179359
Contributors: David Langton; Nicole Gaffney; Wei Chin Wang; Frank Thien; Virginia Plummer
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Bronchial thermoplasty reduces gas trapping in severe asthma

BMC Pulmonary Medicine
2018-09-24 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1186/s12890-018-0721-6
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Contributors: David Langton; Alvin Ing; Kim Bennetts; Wei Chun Wang; Claude Farah; Matthew Peters; Virginia Margaret Plummer; Francis Chung Kong Thien
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The Melbourne epidemic thunderstorm asthma event 2016

The Lancet Planetary Health
2018-06-01 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1016/S2542-5196(18)30120-7
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Contributors: Francis Chung Kong Thien; Paul J. Beggs; Danny Csutoros; Jai Darvall; Mark Hew; Janet M. Davies; Philip G. Bardin; Tony Bannister; Sara Barnes; Rinaldo Bellomo et al.
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Working while unwell

Clinical and Experimental Allergy
2018-06-01 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1111/cea.13153
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Contributors: S. A. Hiles; E. S. Harvey; V. M. McDonald; M. Peters; P. Bardin; P. N. Reynolds; J. W. Upham; M. Baraket; Z. Bhikoo; J. Bowden et al.
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The acute effects of bronchial thermoplasty on FEV1

Respiratory Medicine
2018-04 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2018.03.003
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Contributors: David Langton; Wei Chun Wang; Francis Chung Kong Thien; Virginia Margaret Plummer
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Precision Medicine in Asthma: Integrating Imaging and Inflammatory Biomarkers

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
2018-04-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201801-0031ED
Contributors: Francis Thien; Bruce R. Thompson
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Thunderstorm asthma

BMJ: British Medical Journal
2018-01-01 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.k432
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PMID: 29437642
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Contributors: Janet M. Davies; Francis Chung Kong Thien; Mark Hew
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ETHNICITY AND ATOPY: THE PREVALENCE OF RHINITIS AND OTHER ALLERGY AMONGST PATIENTS WITH EPIDEMIC THUNDERSTORM ASTHMA

2017-09 | Conference abstract | Author
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Contributors: Kanishka Rangamuwa; Laurence Edward Ruane; Sara L. Barnes; Alan C. Young; Philip Bardin; Francis Chung Kong Thien
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Breast milk polyunsaturated fatty acids

Allergy
2017-08-01 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1111/all.13114
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Contributors: Nilakshi T Waidyatillake; Rachel M Stoney; Francis Chung Kong Thien; Caroline J Lodge; J. A. Simpson; K. J. Allen; Michael Abramson; B. Erbas; Cecilie Svanes; S. C. Dharmage et al.
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Bronchial thermoplasty

Respiratory Research
2017-07-04 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1186/s12931-017-0617-7
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Contributors: David Langton; Joy Sha; Alvin Ing; David Fielding; Francis Chung Kong Thien; Virginia Margaret Plummer
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The Melbourne thunderstorm asthma event

Internal Medicine Journal
2017-05-01 | Other | Author
DOI: 10.1111/imj.13413
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Contributors: Mark Hew; Michael Sutherland; Francis Chung Kong Thien; Robyn O'Hehir
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Effectiveness and response predictors of omalizumab in a severe allergic asthma population with a high prevalence of comorbidities

Internal Medicine Journal
2016-09-01 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1111/imj.13166
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PMID: 27350385
Contributors: P. G. Gibson; H. K. Reddel; Vanessa M McDonald; Gary Marks; C. Jenkins; A. Gillman; John Upham; M. Sutherland; J. Rimmer; Francis Chung Kong Thien et al.
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Allergy tests do not predict food triggers in adult patients with eosinophilic oesophagitis. A comprehensive prospective study using five modalities

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics
2016-08-01 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1111/apt.13676
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PMID: 27247257
Contributors: H. Philpott; S. Nandurkar; S. G. Royce; Francis Chung Kong Thien; Peter R Gibson
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Ruling out low- and moderate-risk probability pulmonary emboli without radiological imaging

Internal Medicine Journal
2016-07-01 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1111/imj.13092
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PMID: 27059008
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Contributors: Y. P. Woo; Francis Chung Kong Thien
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A prospective open clinical trial of a proton pump inhibitor, elimination diet and/or budesonide for eosinophilic oesophagitis

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics
2016-05-01 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1111/apt.13576
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Contributors: H. Philpott; S. Nandurkar; S. G. Royce; Francis Chung Kong Thien; Peter R Gibson
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Acupuncture for seasonal allergic rhinitis: A randomized controlled trial

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
2015 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2015.05.017
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Contributors: Charlie Chang Li Xue; Anthony Lin Zhang; Claire S Zhang; Cliff DaCosta; David F Story; Francis Chung Kong Thien
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Eosinophilic esophagitis

Pharmacology and Therapeutics
2015 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2014.09.001
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Contributors: Hamish Philpott; Sanjay Nandurkar; Francis Chung Kong Thien; Peter R Gibson; Simon G. Royce
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IgG and EoE: Too soon for a paradigm shift away from IgE

Gastroenterology
2015 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2014.09.048
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Contributors: Hamish Philpott; Simon Guy Royce; Sanjay Nandurkar; Francis Chung Kong Thien; Peter R Gibson
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Seasonal recurrence of food bolus obstruction in eosinophilic esophagitis

Internal Medicine Journal
2015 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1111/imj.12790
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Contributors: Hamish Philpott; Sanjay Nandurkar; Francis Chung Kong Thien; Stephen Daniel Bloom; Eugene Lin; Rimma Goldberg; Ray Boyapati; Andrew Finch; Simon Guy Royce; Peter R Gibson
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Spirometry and regular follow-up do not improve quality of life in children or adolescents with asthma: cluster randomized controlled trials

Pediatric Pulmonology
2015 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.23096
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Contributors: Michael Abramson; Rosa Lea Schattner; Christine H Holton; Pamela May Simpson; Nancy Briggs; Justin Beilby; Mark Nelson; Richard Wood-Baker; Francis Chung Kong Thien; Nabil Sulaiman et al.
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What gastroenterologists should know about testing patients with eosinophilic esophagitis for food allergies

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
2015 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2014.08.008
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Contributors: Hamish Philpott; Simon Guy Royce; Francis Chung Kong Thien; Sanjay Nandurkar; Peter R Gibson
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Ear acupressure for perennial allergic rhinitis: a multicenter randomized controlled trial

American Journal of Rhinology & Allergy
2014 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.2500/ajra.2014.28.4081
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Contributors: Claire S Zhang; Jiyan Xia; Anthony Lin Zhang; Angela W Yang; Francis Chung Kong Thien; Yunying Li; Darong Wu; Jianxiong Cai; Cliff DaCosta; Charlie Chang Li Xue
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Review: Spacers and nebulizers for delivery of ?2-agonists do not differ for clinical outcomes in acute asthma

ACP journal club
2014 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-160-4-201402180-02009
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Contributors: Francis Chung Kong Thien
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Risk factors for eosinophilic esophagitis

Clinical and Experimental Allergy
2014 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1111/cea.12363
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Contributors: Hamish Philpott; Sanjay Nandurkar; Simon G Royce; Francis Chung Kong Thien; Peter R Gibson
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Panax ginseng therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Chinese Medicine
2014-08-14 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1186/1749-8546-9-20
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Contributors: Lei Wu; Anthony Lin Zhang; Yuan Ming Di; Johannah Linda Shergis; Yuanbin Chen; Xinfeng Guo; Zehuai Wen; Francis Chung Kong Thien; Christopher John Worsnop; Lin Lin et al.
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Implementation of a clinical prediction tool for pulmonary embolism diagnosis in a tertiary teaching hospital reduces the number of computed tomography pulmonary angiograms performed

Internal Medicine Journal
2013 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2012.02926.x
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Contributors: Chongweng Ong; Vivek Malipatil; M Lavercombe; K G W Teo; Paul Bernard Coughlin; Deborah S Leach; Manfred Spanger; Francis Chung Kong Thien
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Letter: an allergic phenotype in patients with eosinophilic oesophagitis and asthma

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics
2013 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1111/apt.12225
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Contributors: Hamish Philpott; Peter R Gibson; Francis Chung Kong Thien; Sanjay Nandurkar
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Facilitation of drug hypersensitivity reactions - the role of acid suppression?

Clinical and Experimental Allergy
2013-03 | Other | Author
DOI: 10.1111/cea.12075
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PMID: 23414534
Contributors: Francis Chung Kong Thien; R. M. Puy
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