BACKGROUND The incidence of cystic fibrosis (CF) in Asians is rare. How these patients fare in terms of morbidity and mortality in the UK compared to their non-Asian peers is not well documented. AIMS To retrospectively study annual reviews of 31 Asian CF patients from three London paediatric CF centres. METHODS Disease severity was assessed by lung function, age at first infection with Pse...

Randomized studies have obtained varying findings regarding the benefits and toxicities of bevacizumab in the treatment of nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC). It is unclear whether the discrepancies among trials are due to ethnic/racial differences. We therefore performed a meta-analysis of all published, randomized, controlled clinical trials involving bevacizumab in patients with NSCLC to asse...

Sir, A recent survey of general practitioners has shown that more than 50% felt that Asian patients consulted more frequently and had longer consultations than non-Asian patients.' They also commented that Asian patients were more likely to present with trivial ailments. It is difficult to measure objectively the degree of frustration felt by general practitioners when confronted with a non-Eng...

Using advanced techniques of econometrics and a metaheuristic optimization approach, this study attempts to evaluate the potential advantages of international portfolio diversification for East Asian international investors when investing in the Middle Eastern emerging markets. Overall, the results of both econometric and the metaheuristic optimization methods are supporting each other. Finding...

OBJECTIVES To begin to map the reported behaviours and attitudes of young Britons of south Asian origin that may have implications for sexual health. "South Asian" refers to people able to trace their ancestry from the Indian subcontinent (that is, India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh), henceforth referred to as "Asian". DESIGN A cross sectional study of sexual behaviour using self report measures...

Nursing faculty are educating an increasing number of Asian and Asian American students. There is a paucity of literature on how to facilitate their growth into professional nurses given their unique cultural differences. In order to optimize their educational experience, nursing faculty need to have a working knowledge of the cultural underpinnings of Asian American students. Building on two r...

OBJECTIVE To determine the relative admission rates of Asian and non-Asian patients to intensive therapy units (ITUs) in Coventry and to explore the implications of these rates for the transplantation of organs to Asian people. DESIGN Examination of 1991 census data and a retrospective review of ITU admissions books. Data were collected on ethnic background, presenting diagnosis, and clinical...

Asian American children and adolescents are an under-investigated subpopulation in obesity research. This study aimed to identify specific profiles of Asian subgroups at high risk of adolescent overweight with special attention to Asian ethnicity, socioeconomic status (SES), and their interaction. Multiple logistic regression models were fitted using a sample of 1533 Asian American adolescents ...