Melissa Russell

Lung Function Levels Influence the Association Between Obesity and Risk of COVID-19.

Dinh Bui, Raisa Cassim, Melissa Russell, Alice Doherty, Adrian Lowe, Alvar Agusti, Shyamali Dharmage, Caroline Lodge

Journal article  |  2021  |  Am J Respir Crit Care Med

Backyard benefits? A cross-sectional study of yard size and greenness and children's physical activity and outdoor play

Jessica Oakley, Rachel L Peters, Melissa Wake, Anneke C Grobler, Jessica A Kerr, Kate Lycett, Raisa Cassim, Melissa Russell, Cong Sun, Mimi LK Tang, Jennifer J Koplin, Suzanne Mavoa

Journal article  |  2021  |  BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

BACKGROUND: The home environment is the most important location in young children's lives, yet few studies have examined the relat..

Longitudinal evidence of the impact of dog ownership and dog walking on mental health.

Y Cui, M Russell, M Davern, H Christian

Journal article  |  2021  |  J Public Health (Oxf)

BACKGROUND: Emerging evidence supports the physical health and social benefits of dog ownership. This study examined the longitudi..

Causal ordering among risk factors in the PURE study

Tony Blakely, Neil Pearce, John Lynch, Shyamali Dharmage, Melissa Russell, Deborah Lawlor, Rebecca Bentley

Journal article  |  2021  |  LANCET

The effect of physical activity on asthma incidence over 10 years: population-based study

Melissa Anne Russell, Shyamali Dharmage, Elaine Fuertes, Alessandro Marcon, Anne-Elie Carsin, Silvia Pascual Erquicia, Joachim Heinrich, Ane Johannessen, Michael J Abramson, Andre FS Amaral, Isa Cerveri, Pascal Demoly, Vanessa Garcia-Larsen, Deborah Jarvis, Jesus Martinez-Moratalla, Dennis Nowak, Leopoldo Palacios-Gomez, Giulia Squillacioti, Wasif Raza, Margareta Emtner, et al.

Journal article  |  2021  |  ERJ OPEN RESEARCH

Although there are many health benefits from being active, there was no benefit observed in this study from vigorous physical acti..

Are young children with asthma more likely to be less physically active?

Raisa Cassim, Shyamali C Dharmage, Rachel L Peters, Jennifer J Koplin, Katrina J Allen, Mimi LK Tang, Adrian J Lowe, Timothy S Olds, Francois Fraysse, Elasma Milanzi, Melissa A Russell

Journal article  |  2020  |  PEDIATRIC ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY

BACKGROUND: Previous research suggests that children who experience asthma may be less physically active; however, results have be..

The Association of Early Life Viral Respiratory Illness and Atopy on Asthma in Children: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Vikas Wadhwa, Caroline J Lodge, Shyamali C Dharmage, Raisa Cassim, Peter D Sly, Melissa Anne Russell

Journal article  |  2020  |  JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY-IN PRACTICE

BACKGROUND: The interaction between early life viral respiratory illness and atopy in the genesis of asthma has been widely discus..

Are adults with asthma less physically active? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Min Xu, Caroline J Lodge, Adrian J Lowe, Shyamali C Dharmage, Raisa Cassim, Daniel Tan, Melissa A Russell

Journal article  |  2020  |  JOURNAL OF ASTHMA

OBJECTIVE: To systematically review the evidence on whether having current, ever asthma and asthma control is associated with leve..

SAEFVIC: Surveillance of adverse events following immunisation (AEFI) in Victoria, Australia, 2018

Hazel Clothier, Jock Lawrie, Georgina Lewis, Melissa Russell, Nigel Crawford, Jim Buttery

Journal article  |  2020  |  Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report

Background: SAEFVIC is the Victorian surveillance system for adverse events following immunisation (AEFI). It enhances passive sur..

Lifetime Risk Factors for Pre- and Post-Bronchodilator Lung Function Decline A Population-based Study

Dinh S Bui, Jennifer L Perret, E Haydn Walters, Michael J Abramson, John A Burgess, Minh Q Bui, Gayan Bowatte, Adrian J Lowe, Melissa A Russell, Sheikh M Alif, Bruce R Thompson, Garun S Hamilton, Graham G Giles, Paul S Thomas, Stephen Morrison, David P Johns, Luke D Knibbs, Jan-Paul Zock, Alessandro Marcon, Judith Garcia-Aymerich, et al.

Journal article  |  2020  |  ANNALS OF THE AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY

Rationale: Interactions between early life and adult insults on lung function decline are not well understood, with most studies i..