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Shyamali Chandrika Dharmage

Professor of Epidemiology, Head of the Allergy and Lung Health Unit, University of …
Verified email at unimelb.edu.au
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Breastfeeding and asthma and allergies: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

CJ Lodge, DJ Tan, MXZ Lau, X Dai, R Tham… - Acta …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To systematically review the association between breastfeeding and childhood allergic
disease. Methods Predetermined inclusion/exclusion criteria identified 89 articles from …

Breastfeeding and the risk of dental caries: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

R Tham, G Bowatte, SC Dharmage, DJ Tan… - Acta …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To synthesise the current evidence for the associations between breastfeeding and
dental caries, with respect to specific windows of early childhood caries risk. Methods …

[HTML][HTML] High levels of psychosocial distress among Australian frontline healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey

N Smallwood, L Karimi, M Bismark, M Putland… - General …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a profound and
prolonged impact on healthcare services and healthcare workers. Aims The Australian …

Breast-feeding and atopic disease: a cohort study from childhood to middle age

MC Matheson, B Erbas, A Balasuriya… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The literature regarding the association between breast-feeding and atopic
diseases has been contradictory. OBJECTIVE: We have assessed the relationship between …

Early-life risk factors and incidence of rhinitis: results from the European Community Respiratory Health Study—an international population-based cohort study

MC Matheson, SC Dharmage, MJ Abramson… - Journal of allergy and …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Rhinitis is an increasingly common condition with a heavy health care
burden, but relatively little is known about its risk factors. OBJECTIVE: To examine the …

[PDF][PDF] Risk factors of acute lower respiratory tract infections in children under five years of age

SC Dharmage, LC Rajapaksa… - Southeast Asian journal …, 1996 - tm.mahidol.ac.th
This study attempted to identify the determinants of acute lower respiratory-tract infections
(ALRI) among children under five years ofage, by comparing hundred children hospitalized …

Infant body mass index trajectories and asthma and lung function

GB Ali, DS Bui, CJ Lodge, NT Waidyatillake… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The impact of early rapid increase in body mass index (BMI) on asthma risk and
subsequent lung function remains contentious, with limited prospective studies during a …

Maternal hypothyroidism in the perinatal period and childhood asthma in the offspring

X Liu, SL Andersen, J Olsen, E Agerbo, V Schlünssen… - Allergy, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background There is increasing interest in the possible link between maternal
hypothyroidism in the perinatal period and childhood asthma risk. We explored this in this …

[HTML][HTML] Do hydrolysed infant formulas reduce the risk of allergic disease?

CJ Lodge, AJ Lowe, SC Dharmage - BMJ, 2016 - bmj.com
Breast feeding is the first and most important feeding exposure, and it facilitates the
establishment of the microbiome of the infant gut by providing breast milk microbiota …

Transient childhood wheeze is associated with less atopy in adolescence

CJ Lodge, AJ Lowe, MJ Abramson… - Pediatric Allergy and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background The relationships between childhood wheeze phenotypes and subsequent
allergic conditions other than asthma, including hay fever, eczema and sensitization, have …