2012
Implementing Provider‐based Sampling for the National Children's Study: Opportunities and Challenges
Belanger K, Buka S, Cherry DC, Dudley DJ, Elliott MR, Hale DE, Hertz‐Picciotto I, Illuzzi JL, Paneth N, Robbins JM, Triche EW, Bracken MB. Implementing Provider‐based Sampling for the National Children's Study: Opportunities and Challenges. Paediatric And Perinatal Epidemiology 2012, 27: 20-26. PMID: 23215706, DOI: 10.1111/ppe.12005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Children's StudyProvider-based samplingChildren's StudyNational cohort studyPrenatal care providersNational probability sampleType of providerProbability sampleCohort studyPrenatal careCare providersChild healthProvider groupsAge 21Risk estimatesPrimary sampling unitsWomenBirthProvidersHealthSampling frameSecondary sampling unitsPregnancyNumber of strategiesUtero
2010
PDE11A associations with asthma: Results of a genome-wide association scan
DeWan AT, Triche EW, Xu X, Hsu LI, Zhao C, Belanger K, Hellenbrand K, Willis-Owen SA, Moffatt M, Cookson WO, Himes BE, Weiss ST, Gauderman WJ, Baurley JW, Gilliland F, Wilk JB, O’Connor G, Strachan DP, Hoh J, Bracken MB. PDE11A associations with asthma: Results of a genome-wide association scan. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2010, 126: 871-873.e9. PMID: 20920776, PMCID: PMC3133448, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2010.06.051.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Use of Health Services by Insurance Status Among Children With Asthma
Ortega A, Belanger K, Paltiel A, Horwitz S, Bracken M, Leaderer B. Use of Health Services by Insurance Status Among Children With Asthma. Medical Care 2001, 39: 1065-1074. PMID: 11567169, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200110000-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care visitsHealth care useEmergency departmentInsurance statusCare visitsAsthmatic childrenMedication useCare useAsthma-related risk factorsRoutine primary care visitsProspective cohort studyHealth care visitsHealth care utilizationChildhood asthma severityPatient-provider communicationWhite childrenMedical DictionaryNew England hospitalsRace/ethnicityAsthma specialistCohort studyMedicaid childrenAsthma severityIndependent predictorsCare utilizationThe relation between fungal propagules in indoor air and home characteristics
Ren P, Jankun T, Belanger K, Bracken M, Leaderer B. The relation between fungal propagules in indoor air and home characteristics. Allergy 2001, 56: 419-424. PMID: 11350305, DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2001.056005419.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAir MicrobiologyAir Pollution, IndoorAnimalsAnimals, DomesticAsthmaCatsEnvironmental MonitoringEpidemiological MonitoringFamily CharacteristicsFungiHeatingHousingHumansHumidityIncomeInfantNew EnglandPredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesSeasonsSurveys and QuestionnairesTime FactorsVentilationConceptsCFU/m3 airInfants' bedroomsMain living areaProspective cohort studyDevelopment of asthmaHome characteristicsAnnual household incomeAllergen exposureCohort studyEpidemiologic studiesM3 airPresence of petsExposure levelsExposure assessmentSignificant differencesBurkard portable air samplerLiving areasQuestionnaireIndoor airFungal exposure assessmentHouse characteristicsHousehold incomeHomeDG-18AsthmaA childhood asthma severity scale: symptoms, medications, and health care visits
Ortega A, Belanger K, Bracken M, Leaderer B. A childhood asthma severity scale: symptoms, medications, and health care visits. Annals Of Allergy Asthma & Immunology 2001, 86: 405-413. PMID: 11345283, DOI: 10.1016/s1081-1206(10)62486-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care visitsChildhood asthma severityCare visitsAsthma severityLarge-scale epidemiologic studiesAsthma severity scaleMedication useSeverity ScaleEpidemiologic studiesHome interviewsProspective cohort studyHealth care utilizationCohort studyAsthmatic childrenCare utilizationDaily symptomsInsurance statusConnecticut hospitalsGeneral populationClinimetric propertiesClinimetric validityMaternal educationClinical diagnosisParticipant characteristicsSymptoms
1988
IN UTERO EXPOSURE TO ORGANIC SOLVENTS AND HUMAN NEURODEVELOPMENT
Eskenazi B, Gaylord L, Bracken M, Brown D. IN UTERO EXPOSURE TO ORGANIC SOLVENTS AND HUMAN NEURODEVELOPMENT. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology 1988, 30: 492-501. PMID: 3169389, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1988.tb04776.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUtero exposureNeurobehavioral developmentCentral nervous system malformationsAdverse neurodevelopmental outcomesNervous system malformationsUnexposed childrenNeurodevelopmental outcomesPotential confoundersSystem malformationsDevelopmental milestonesMental retardationHuman neurodevelopmentMultiple regression analysisRegression analysisRecent reportsHuman brainChildrenMothers' reportsExposureMcCarthy ScalesAdequate powerMothersReportLow levelsSolvent exposure
1982
Bendectin (Debendox) as a risk factor for pyloric stenosis
Eskenazi B, Bracken M. Bendectin (Debendox) as a risk factor for pyloric stenosis. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1982, 144: 919-924. PMID: 7148924, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(82)90185-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPyloric stenosisCongenital malformationsMaternal sociodemographic factorsMothers of infantsCase-control studyHeart valve anomaliesFirst trimesterValve anomaliesMaternal useRisk factorsMalformed infantsSociodemographic factorsPossible associationSignificant associationStenosisInfantsStrong associationBirth defectsBendectinMothersMalformationsAssociationTrimesterSmokingPregnancy
1981
INCIDENCE OF ACUTE TRAUMATIC HOSPITALIZED SPINAL CORD INJURY IN THE UNITED STATES, 1970–19771
BRACKEN M, FREEMAN D, HELLENBRAND K. INCIDENCE OF ACUTE TRAUMATIC HOSPITALIZED SPINAL CORD INJURY IN THE UNITED STATES, 1970–19771. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1981, 113: 615-622. PMID: 7234849, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a113140.Peer-Reviewed Original Research