Volume 17 Number 3 September 1999

EDITORIAL
Asthma and Allergic Diseases in South East Asia -Studies from Singapore
B.W. Lee, D.Y. Wang, F.T. Chew

 

ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Adult Asthma Prevalence, Morbidity and Mortality and Their Relationships with Environmental and Medical Care Factors in Singapore
T.P. Ng
The Epidemiology of Atopic Dermatitis at a Tertiary Referral Skin Center in Singapore
Yong-Kwang Tay, Boo-Peng Khoo, Chee-Leok Goh
Factors Associated with Increased Respiratory Symptoms among Asthmatic Children in Singapore
F.T. Chew, J. Teo, S.H. Quak, B.W. Lee
Pediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire: Validation in Children from Singapore
Clarke Elizabeth, Sulaiman Suzanna, Chew Fook Tim, Shek Lynette Pei Chi, R. Mital, Lee Bee-Wah
Quality of Life of Patients with Perennial Allergic Rhinitis: Preliminary Validation of the Rhinoconjunctivitis Quality of Life Questionnaire in Singapore
Khai P. Leong, Siew P. Chan, Chwee Y. Tang, Samuel C.L. Yeak, Adrian S.M. SauraJen, Paul K.H. Mok, Jin K. Siow, Nelson W.C. Chee, Ravi Seshadri, Seng B. Yeo, Mark L.C. Khoo, Julian C.Y. Lee, Hiok H. Chng
An Evaluation of Mattress Encasings and High Efficiency Particulate Filters on Asthma Control in the Tropics
Daniel Goh Yam Thiam, Chew Fook Tim, Lim Sok Hoon, Zhang Lei, Lee Bee-Wah
Healthy Adults Demonstrate Less Skin Reactivity to Commercial Extracts of Commonly Ingested Food than to D. farina
Hiok H. Chng, Chwee Y. Tang, Khai P. Leong
Sensitization to Blomia tropicalis and Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus-A Comparative Study between Singapore and Taiwan
I.C. Kuo, F.C. Yi, N. Cheong, L.P.C. Shek, F.T. Chew, B.W. Lee, K.Y. Chua
Culture of Biomia tropicaiis and IgE Immunoblot Characterization of Its Allergenicity
F.C. Yi, F.T. Chew, S. Jimenez, K.Y. Chua, B.W. Lee

SPECIAL ARTICLES
Asthma Management: Evidence Based Studies and Their Implications for Cost-Efficacy
T.K. Lim
Food Allergy in Children-The Singapore Story
Lynette P.C. Shek, B.W. Lee
Contact Allergy in Singapore
Yung-Hian Leow, Chee-Leok Goh
The Significance and Technical Aspects of Quantitative Measurements of Inflammatory Mediators in Allergic Rhinitis
Oe-Yun Wang, Kian Hian Yeoh
Effects of Inhibitors of the Tyrosine Kinase Signaling Cascade on an In Vitro Model of Allergic Airways
W.S.F. Wong, F. Tsang, H. Li, B. Ma
Ethnic Differences in Genetic Susceptibility to Atopy and Asthma
A.H.N. Tay, E.C. Tan, F.T. Chew, D.L.M. Goh, L.P.C. Shek, B.W. Lee