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Edwin A. Mitchell
Researcher at University of Auckland
Publications - 233
Citations - 13238
Edwin A. Mitchell is an academic researcher from University of Auckland. The author has contributed to research in topics: Sudden infant death syndrome & Pregnancy. The author has an hindex of 54, co-authored 225 publications receiving 11713 citations. Previous affiliations of Edwin A. Mitchell include University of Toronto.
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Worldwide variations in the prevalence of symptoms of atopic eczema in the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood.
Hywel C Williams,Colin F. Robertson,Alistair Stewart,Nadia Aït-Khaled,Gabriel Anabwani,Ross Anderson,Innes Asher,Richard Beasley,Bengt Björkstén,Michael Leslie Burr,Tadd Clayton,Julian Crane,Philippa Ellwood,Ulrich Keil,Christopher K C Lai,Javier Mallol,Fernando D. Martinez,Edwin A. Mitchell,Stephen Montefort,Neil Pearce,Jayant Shah,Bonnie Sibbald,David P. Strachan,Erika von Mutius,Stephan K. Weiland +24 more
TL;DR: Symptoms of atopic eczema exhibit wide variations in prevalence both within and between countries inhabited by similar ethnic groups, suggesting that environmental factors may be critical in determining disease expression.
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Sudden infant death syndrome and unclassified sudden infant deaths: a definitional and diagnostic approach.
Henry F. Krous,Henry F. Krous,J. Bruce Beckwith,J. Bruce Beckwith,Roger W. Byard,Roger W. Byard,Torleiv O. Rognum,Torleiv O. Rognum,Thomas Bajanowski,Tracey S. Corey,Tracey S. Corey,Ernest Cutz,Ernest Cutz,Randy Hanzlick,Randy Hanzlick,Thomas G. Keens,Thomas G. Keens,Edwin A. Mitchell,Edwin A. Mitchell +18 more
TL;DR: The definition of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) originally appeared in 1969 and was modified 2 decades later, justifying additional refinement of the definition to incorporate epidemiologic features, risk factors, pathological features, and ancillary test findings.
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Worldwide variations in prevalence of symptoms of allergic rhinoconjunctivitis in children: the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC)
David P. Strachan,Bonnie Sibbald,Stephan K. Weiland,Nadia Aït-Khaled,Gabriel Anabwani,H. Ross Anderson,M. Innes Asher,Richard Beasley,Bengt Björkstén,Michael Leslie Burr,Tadd Clayton,Julian Crane,Philippa Ellwood,Ulrich Keil,Christopher K C Lai,Javier Mallol,Fernando D. Martinez,Fernando D. Martinez,Edwin A. Mitchell,Stephen Montefort,Neil Pearce,Colin F. Robertson,Jayant Shah,Alistair Stewart,Erika von Mutius,Hywel C Williams +25 more
TL;DR: Prevalence surveys were conducted among representative samples of school children from locations in Europe, Asia, Africa, Australasia, North and South America to study the prevalence of asthma and allergies in Childhood.
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A differential effect of 2 probiotics in the prevention of eczema and atopy: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial.
Kristin Wickens,Peter N. Black,Thorsten Stanley,Edwin A. Mitchell,Penny Fitzharris,Gerald W. Tannock,Gordon Purdie,Julian Crane +7 more
TL;DR: It was found that supplementation with L rhamnosus, but not B animalis subsp lactis, substantially reduced the cumulative prevalence of eczema, butNot atopy, by 2 years.
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Risk factors for asthma: is prevention possible?
TL;DR: A better understanding of the factors that cause asthma is urgently needed, and this knowledge could be used to develop public health and pharmacological primary prevention measures that are effective in reducing the prevalence of asthma worldwide.