Susanne Meghdadpour

Journal Article Current Pediatrics Reports · December 1, 2023 Purpose of Review: This review provides updates on the topic of social inequities, indoor pollutant exposure, and asthma disparities; we provide an updated summary of behavior change and indoor air-quality interventions. Recent Findings: Asthma disproporti ... Full text Cite

Medication Regimens for Managing Stable Asthma.

Journal Article Respiratory care · June 2018 Guideline-based management of asthma was developed as a means of standardizing asthma therapies and of improving outcomes. The National Asthma Education and Prevention Program and the Global Initiative for Asthma guidelines provide recommendations to care ... Full text Cite

Obesity's effect on asthma extends to diagnostic criteria.

Journal Article J Allergy Clin Immunol · March 2018 BACKGROUND: The use of inflammatory biomarkers to delineate the type of lung inflammation present in asthmatic subjects is increasingly common. However, the effect of obesity on these markers is unknown. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to determine the effect of obes ... Full text Link to item Cite

Factors associated with substance use among orphaned and non-orphaned youth in South Africa.

Journal Article Journal of adolescence · October 2012 Substance use is increasing among youth in South Africa, and may be contributing to transmission of HIV. As parental death often leaves youth with altered emotional and physical resources, substance use may be greater among orphaned adolescents. Utilizing ... Full text Cite

The role of biomedical and psychosocial processes in the intellectual and academic functioning of children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis.

Journal Article J Clin Psychol · January 1992 This study found intellectual and academic functioning of 76 children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis to be normally distributed. Intellectual functioning was related inversely to age, and both intellectual and academic functioning were related direct ... Full text Link to item Cite