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List of works by Francis Chung Kong Thien

A prospective open clinical trial of a proton pump inhibitor, elimination diet and/or budesonide for eosinophilic oesophagitis

scientific article published on 4 March 2016

A valid food frequency questionnaire for measuring dietary fish intake

scientific article published in January 2002

ACP Journal Club. Review: Spacers and nebulizers for delivery of β2-agonists do not differ for clinical outcomes in acute asthma.

scientific article published on February 2014

Accuracy of asthma and COPD diagnosis in Australian general practice: a mixed methods study

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Acupuncture for seasonal allergic rhinitis: a randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 11 June 2015

Allergy tests do not predict food triggers in adult patients with eosinophilic oesophagitis. A comprehensive prospective study using five modalities.

scientific article published on June 2016

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

scientific article published on 01 January 2020

Breast milk polyunsaturated fatty acids: associations with adolescent allergic disease and lung function

scientific article published on 27 December 2016

Bronchial thermoplasty reduces gas trapping in severe asthma

scientific article published on 24 September 2018

Bronchial thermoplasty versus mepolizumab: Comparison of outcomes in a severe asthma clinic

scientific article published on 04 May 2020

Bronchial thermoplasty: activations predict response.

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Bronchodilator responsiveness as a predictor of success for bronchial thermoplasty

scientific article published on 31 July 2018

Changes in indoor allergen and fungal levels predict changes in asthma activity among young adults.

scientific article published in July 2005

Comparison of two methods of determining lung de-recruitment, using the forced oscillation technique

scientific article published on 30 July 2018

Continued loss of asthma control following epidemic thunderstorm asthma

scientific article published on 17 October 2019

Diagnostic procedures & practices in drug allergy/hypersensitivity: a survey of 13 Asian countries

scientific article published on 15 October 2020

Drug hypersensitivity reactions in Asia: regional issues and challenges

scientific article published on 30 January 2020

Ear acupressure for perennial allergic rhinitis: A multicenter randomized controlled trial

scientific article published in July 2014

Ear-acupressure for allergic rhinitis: a systematic review.

scientific article published on February 2010

Early onset of airway derecruitment assessed using the forced oscillation technique in subjects with asthma

scientific article published on 31 January 2019

Effect of Panax Ginseng (G115) Capsules versus Placebo on Acute Exacerbations in Patients with Moderate to Very Severe COPD: A Randomized Controlled Trial

scientific article published on 27 March 2020

Effect of spirometry and medical review on asthma control in patients in general practice: a randomized controlled trial.

scientific article published on July 2011

Effectiveness and response predictors of omalizumab in a severe allergic asthma population with a high prevalence of comorbidities: the Australian Xolair Registry.

scientific article published on 28 June 2016

Enhancing validity: what counts as an asthma attack?

scientific article published in October 2004

Eosinophilic esophagitis: a clinicopathological review.

scientific article published on 06 September 2014

Facilitation of drug hypersensitivity reactions – the role of acid suppression?

scientific article published on 01 March 2013

Food and nutrient intakes and asthma risk in young adults

scientific article published in September 2003

IgG and EoE: too soon for a paradigm shift away from IgE

scientific article published on 24 December 2014

Implementation of a clinical prediction tool for pulmonary embolism diagnosis in a tertiary teaching hospital reduces the number of computed tomography pulmonary angiograms performed.

scientific article published in February 2013

Inhibition of release of inflammatory mediators in rat peritoneal mast cells and murine macrophages by a Chinese herbal medicine formula (RCM-102).

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Irritable bowel syndrome - An inflammatory disease involving mast cells

scientific article published on April 26, 2011

Junior doctor training in pleural procedures: a quality survey

scientific article published on 01 January 2013

Letter: an allergic phenotype in patients with eosinophilic oesophagitis and asthma

scientific article published on 01 April 2013

Melbourne epidemic thunderstorm asthma event 2016: Lessons learnt from the perfect storm

scientific article published on 19 September 2018

Micron particle deposition in a tracheobronchial airway model under different breathing conditions

scientific article published on 19 September 2010

Natural history of asthma symptoms after epidemic thunderstorm asthma: a 3-year longitudinal study

scientific article published on 21 July 2020

Panax ginseng C.A Meyer root extract for moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

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Panax ginseng therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a clinical trial protocol and pilot study.

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Pneumocytoma: an unusual epithelioid lung neoplasm

scientific article published on 01 December 2010

Prevalence of food allergies in young adults and their relationship to asthma, nasal allergies, and eczema

scientific article published in February 2002

Residential NO exposure is associated with urgent healthcare use in a thunderstorm asthma cohort

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Residential characteristics predict changes in Der p 1, Fel d 1 and ergosterol but not fungi over time.

scientific article published in September 2003

Review: Anticholinergics in addition to beta2 agonists improve outcome in children and adults with acute asthma.

scientific article published on February 2006

Risk factors for eosinophilic esophagitis.

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Ruling out low- and moderate-risk probability pulmonary emboli without radiological imaging: appraisal of a clinical prediction algorithm after implementation and revision with higher D-dimer thresholds

scientific article published on 5 April 2016

Seasonal recurrence of food bolus obstruction in eosinophilic esophagitis.

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Semi-self-administered ear acupressure for persistent allergic rhinitis: A randomised sham-controlled trial

scientific article published on 08 January 2011

Shedding light on the 'black hole' of small airways physiology in asthma

scientific article published on 08 March 2020

Spirometry and regular follow-up do not improve quality of life in children or adolescents with asthma: Cluster randomized controlled trials

scientific article published on 08 September 2014

Sublingual immunotherapy with a grass allergen tablet improved symptoms and quality of life in allergic rhinoconjunctivitis

scientific article published on 01 December 2006

The Melbourne epidemic thunderstorm asthma event 2016: an investigation of environmental triggers, effect on health services, and patient risk factors

scientific article published on 01 June 2018

The Melbourne thunderstorm asthma event: can we avert another strike?

scientific article published in May 2017

The acute effects of bronchial thermoplasty on FEV1

scientific article published on 03 March 2018

The perfect storm: temporal analysis of air during the world’s most deadly epidemic thunderstorm asthma (ETSA) event in Melbourne

scientific article published in 2023

Thunderstorm asthma: an overview of mechanisms and management strategies

scientific article published on 22 September 2020

Thunderstorm asthma: controlling (deadly) grass pollen allergy

scientific article published on 6 February 2018

Treatable traits can be identified in a severe asthma registry and predict future exacerbations

scientific article published on 19 September 2018

Utility of a thin bronchoscope in facilitating bronchial thermoplasty

scientific article published on 15 October 2018

What determines knowledge of asthma among young people and their families?

scientific article published in December 2002

What gastroenterologists should know about testing patients with eosinophilic esophagitis for food allergies

scientific article published on 12 August 2014

Working while unwell: Workplace impairment in people with severe asthma

scientific article published on 17 May 2018

Written Asthma Action Plans (WAAPs) in Melbourne general practices: a sequential mixed methods study

scientific article published on 01 June 2011