Browsing Research Articles (Paediatrics and Child Health) by Author "Halkas, Andrew"

Browsing Research Articles (Paediatrics and Child Health) by Author "Halkas, Andrew"

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  • Allergic rhinitis in South Africa : 2012 guidelines 
    Green, Robin J.; Hockman, Maurice; Friedman, Raymond; Vardas, Eftyxia; Cole, P.; Halkas, Andrew; Feldman, Charles (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2012-08)
    BACKGROUND: Allergic rhinitis (AR) is an important disease in South Africa. The South African Allergic Rhinitis Working Group (SAARWG) has published previous guidelines for AR diagnosis and management. Areas of concern ...
  • Disagreement between common measures of asthma control in children 
    Green, Robin J.; Klein, Max; Becker, Piet J.; Halkas, Andrew; Lewis, Humphrey; Kitchin, Omolemo P.; Moodley, Teshni; Masekela, Refiloe (American College of Chest Physicians, 2013-01)
    BACKGROUND: Asthma is a worldwide problem. It cannot be prevented or cured, but it is possible, at least in principle, to control asthma with modern management. Control usually is assessed by history of symptoms, physical ...
  • Evolving concepts in the management of the preschool wheezer 
    Halkas, Andrew; Green, Robin J. (Allergy Society of South Africa, 2011-11)
    Dividing preschool wheezing infants into episodic wheezers or multitrigger wheezers, or into groups used in longitudinal cohorts may only be clinically useful if temporal factors such as severity and frequency, and ...
  • The “Ten Commandments” of treating preschool children who wheeze 
    Green, Robin J.; Halkas, Andrew; Weinberg, Eugene (Medpharm Publications, 2012)
    Wheezing in young children is problematic for most practitioners. Difficulties arise in both the diagnosis and management of this clinical phenotype. Not all preschool children who wheeze have asthma. Therefore, we suggest ...