The Medical journal of Australia
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To explore the relationships between women's emotional well-being after childbirth and several measures of the social context of motherhood. ⋯ It is important to take social context into account in understanding depression after childbirth and in helping mothers who are depressed.
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Comparative Study
Asthma, allergy and atopy in Asian immigrants in Melbourne.
To compare the prevalence of asthma, hay fever and atopy in Asian immigrants in Melbourne with that in Australian-born non-Asians and Australian-born Asians, and to investigate the association of these conditions with atopic status, length of stay in Australia and IgE levels in Asian immigrants. ⋯ We found substantial differences in the prevalence of asthma, hay fever and atopy between Asian immigrants, Australian-born Asians and non-Asians. The prevalence of hay fever and asthma in Asian immigrants was strongly associated with length of stay in Australia, suggesting that environmental factors are important in the pathogenesis of these diseases.