Asthma epidemiology and environmental factors in Hong Kong.

• Other Authors: Chan, Tung.
• Format: Others
• Language: English; Chinese
• Published: 1998
• Subjects: Asthma > epidemiology; Asthma > epidemiology > Hong Kong; Environmental Exposure > adverse effects
• Online Access: http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5889769; http://repository.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/en/item/cuhk-322513

by Chan Tung. === Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1998. === Includes bibliographical references (leaves 85-102). === Abstract and questionnaire also in Chinese. === Abstract --- p.i === Chinese abstract --- p.ii === Table of contents --- p.iii === Acknowledgment --- p.v === List of tables --- p.vi === List of figures --- p.vii === Glossary of terms and abbreviations --- p.viii === Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 === Chapter 1.1 --- Asthma epidemiology --- p.1 === Chapter 1.2 --- Aim of study --- p.3 === Chapter Chapter 2 --- Literature review --- p.4 === Chapter 2.1 --- Definitions of asthma --- p.4 === Chapter 2.2 --- Questionnaire in asthma epidemiological surveys --- p.7 === Chapter 2.3 --- Asthma prevalence studies in Western populations --- p.9 === Chapter 2.4 --- Asthma prevalence studies in Hong Kong --- p.13 === Chapter 2.4.1 --- Adult asthma --- p.14 === Chapter 2.4.2 --- Childhood asthma --- p.15 === Chapter 2.4.3 --- Asthma mortality --- p.17 === Chapter 2.5 --- Environmental risk factors of asthma --- p.17 === Chapter 2.5.1 --- Allergens --- p.19 === Chapter 2.5.2 --- Air pollution --- p.23 === Chapter 2.5.3 --- Environmental tobacco smoke --- p.27 === Chapter 2.5.4 --- Viral infections --- p.29 === Chapter 2.5.5 --- Dietary factors --- p.30 === Chapter 2.5.6 --- Allergen avoidance --- p.32 === Chapter Chapter 3 --- Epidemiological survey --- p.34 === Chapter 3.1 --- Subjects and methods --- p.34 === Chapter 3.1.1 --- Subjects --- p.34 === Chapter 3.1.2 --- Written questionnaire --- p.35 === Chapter 3.1.3 --- Video questionnaire --- p.36 === Chapter 3.1.4 --- Bronchial hyperresponsiveness testing --- p.38 === Chapter 3.2 --- Results --- p.42 === Chapter 3.3 --- Discussion --- p.55 === Chapter Chapter 4 --- Environmental survey --- p.63 === Chapter 4.1 --- Subjects and methods --- p.63 === Chapter 4.1.1 --- Subjects --- p.63 === Chapter 4.1.2 --- Questionnaire survey --- p.63 === Chapter 4.1.3 --- Allergen sampling --- p.64 === Chapter 4.2 --- Results --- p.68 === Chapter 4.3 --- Discussion --- p.73 === Chapter Chapter 5 --- Overall discussion and conclusions --- p.81 === References --- p.85 === Appendix