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Moira Chan-Yeung is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on subfields including Physiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Immunology and Allergy, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The scientist's work covers several main topics related to respiratory health and environmental impacts. These include:

  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Respiratory and Cough-Related Research
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
  • Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
  • Occupational exposure and asthma
  • Occupational Health and Safety Research

Moira Chan-Yeung has published in various scientific journals, frequently contributing to the following venues:

  • Hong Kong Medical Journal
  • JAMA Network Open
  • Allergy
  • Canadian Journal of Respiratory Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Development of a Symptom-Based Tool for Screening of Children at High Risk of Preschool Asthma" (2022), published in JAMA Network Open
  • "Impact of time-varying confounders on the association between early-life allergy sensitization and the risk of current asthma: A post hoc analysis of a birth cohort" (2022), published in Allergy
  • "John Christopher Thomson: the overlooked physician" (2023), published in Hong Kong Medical Journal
  • "History of occupational asthma in Canada" (2023), published in Canadian Journal of Respiratory Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
  • "A Symptom-Based Algorithm for Screening Preschool Children at Risk of Persistent Asthma Symptoms: The CHILD Cohort Study" (2020), published in SSRN Electronic Journal

Frequent co-authors working alongside Moira Chan-Yeung include:

  • Allan B. Becker
  • Myrtha E. Reyna
  • Ruixue Dai
  • Maxwell Tran
  • Wendy Lou

Best Publications

  • Allergic rhinitis and its impact on asthma (ARIA) 2008 update (in collaboration with the World Health Organization, GA(2)LEN and AllerGen)

    J. Bousquet;N. Khaltaev;A. A. Cruz;J. Denburg

  • A cluster of cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome in Hong Kong.

    Kenneth W. Tsang;Pak L. Ho;Gaik C. Ooi;Wilson K. Yee

  • Uniform definition of asthma severity, control, and exacerbations: Document presented for the World Health Organization Consultation on Severe Asthma

    Jean Bousquet;Jean Bousquet;Eva Mantzouranis;Alvaro A. Cruz;Nadia Aït-Khaled

  • SARS: epidemiology

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  • Respiratory Health Hazards in Agriculture

    MB Schenker;David Christiani;Y Cormier;H Dimich-Ward

  • Multiancestry association study identifies new asthma risk loci that colocalize with immune-cell enhancer marks

    Florence Demenais;Florence Demenais;Patricia Margaritte-Jeannin;Patricia Margaritte-Jeannin;Kathleen C. Barnes;William O.C. Cookson

  • Clinical features and natural history of occupational asthma due to western red cedar (Thuja plicata)

    Moira Chan-Yeung;Stephen Lam;Sandra Koener

  • Release of leukotrienes in patients with bronchial asthma.

    Stephen Lam;Henry Chan;Jean C. LeRiche;Moira Chan-Yeung

  • The Canadian Childhood Asthma Primary Prevention Study: outcomes at 7 years of age.

    Moira Chan-Yeung;Alexander Ferguson;Wade Watson;Helen Dimich-Ward

  • High–Dose Pulse Versus Nonpulse Corticosteroid Regimens in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

    James C. Ho;Gaik C. Ooi;Thomas Y. Mok;Johnny W. Chan

  • A randomized controlled study on the effectiveness of a multifaceted intervention program in the primary prevention of asthma in high-risk infants.

    Moira Chan-Yeung;Jure Manfreda;Helen Dimich-Ward;Alexander Ferguson

  • Longitudinal profile of antibodies against SARS‐coronavirus in SARS patients and their clinical significance

    Hongying Mo;Guangqiao Zeng;Xiaolan Ren;Hui Li

  • Assessment of Asthma in the Workplace

    Moira Chan-Yeung

  • Asthma, Asthmalike Symptoms, Chronic Bronchitis, and the Degree of Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness in Epidemiologic Surveys

    Donald A. Enarson;Sverre Vedal;Michael Schulzer;Anne Dybuncio

  • Follow-up study of 232 patients with occupational asthma caused by western red cedar (Thuja plicata)

    M. Chan-Yeung;L. MacLean;P.L. Paggiaro

  • Genetic variants of the IL13 and IL4 genes and atopic diseases in at-risk children

    J-Q He;M Chan-Yeung;A B Becker;H Dimich-Ward

  • Polymorphisms of the IL-4, TNF- α , and Fc α RI β Genes and the Risk of Allergic Disorders in At-risk Infants

    Shoukang Zhu;Moira Chan-Yeung;Allan B. Becker;Helen Dimich-Ward

  • Agents causing occupational asthma

    Jean-Luc Malo;Moira Chan-Yeung

  • Sensitivity and specificity of PC20 and peak expiratory flow rate in cedar asthma

    Johanne Côté;Susann Kennedy;Moira Chan-Yeung

  • Traffic-related air pollution and incident asthma in a high-risk birth cohort

    Chris Carlsten;Anne Dybuncio;Allan Becker;Moira Chan-Yeung

  • The Canadian asthma primary prevention study: outcomes at 2 years of age.

    Allan Becker;Wade Watson;Alexander Ferguson;Helen Dimich-Ward

  • Multiancestry association study identifies new asthma risk loci that colocalize with immune-cell enhancer marks

    Florence Demenais;Patricia Margaritte-Jeannin;Kathleen C. Barnes;William O. C. Cookson

Frequent Co-Authors

Allan B. Becker
Allan B. Becker University of Manitoba
Anita L. Kozyrskyj
Anita L. Kozyrskyj University of Alberta
Henry Lik-Yuen Chan
Henry Lik-Yuen Chan Chinese University of Hong Kong
Stephen Lam
Stephen Lam University of British Columbia
Erik Melén
Erik Melén Karolinska Institute
Michael Brauer
Michael Brauer University of British Columbia
Göran Pershagen
Göran Pershagen Karolinska Institute
Catherine Laprise
Catherine Laprise Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
Andrew J. Sandford
Andrew J. Sandford University of British Columbia
Gerard H. Koppelman
Gerard H. Koppelman University Medical Center Groningen

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