2016
Indoor microbial communities: Influence on asthma severity in atopic and nonatopic children
Dannemiller KC, Gent JF, Leaderer BP, Peccia J. Indoor microbial communities: Influence on asthma severity in atopic and nonatopic children. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2016, 138: 76-83.e1. PMID: 26851966, PMCID: PMC5357886, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2015.11.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAsthma severityAtopic statusAtopic childrenNonatopic childrenLogistic regressionMicrobial exposureChildhood asthma severityCohort of childrenAsthmatic childrenAllergenic fungal speciesTotal fungal concentrationsSeverityHouse dustCryptococcus speciesExposure metricsChildrenT-testCohortQuantitative PCRFungal concentrationsAssociationExposureNext-generation DNA sequencingStatusRegression
2013
Household Levels of Nitrogen Dioxide and Pediatric Asthma Severity
Belanger K, Holford TR, Gent JF, Hill ME, Kezik JM, Leaderer BP. Household Levels of Nitrogen Dioxide and Pediatric Asthma Severity. Epidemiology 2013, 24: 320-330. PMID: 23337243, PMCID: PMC3686297, DOI: 10.1097/ede.0b013e318280e2ac.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAsthma severityNight symptomsAsthma morbiditySeverity scoreNO2 exposureHigher asthma severity scoresFrequency of wheezeIndoor NO2 exposurePediatric asthma severityRescue medication useIndoor allergen exposureAsthma severity scoreAdverse respiratory effectsDose-dependent increaseYears of ageInner-city childrenLogistic regression modelsRescue medicationActive asthmaAllergen exposureAsthmatic childrenMedication useRespiratory effectsChildren 5Health outcomes
1979
Ambient sulfates, photochemical oxidants, and acute adverse health effects: An epidemiological study
Zagraniski R, Leaderer B, Stolwijk J. Ambient sulfates, photochemical oxidants, and acute adverse health effects: An epidemiological study. Environmental Research 1979, 19: 306-320. PMID: 315309, DOI: 10.1016/0013-9351(79)90058-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute adverse health effectsAdverse health effectsHealth effectsTelephone company employeesAsthma clinicChronic bronchitisGroups of subjectsHeavy smokersAcute symptomsSymptom ratesHay feverThroat irritationEpidemiological studiesMore symptomsSuch illnessesEye irritationSusceptible peopleConnecticut areaSmokersIllnessSymptomsIrritationOxidant levelsGroupNew Haven