2019
Critical window variable selection: estimating the impact of air pollution on very preterm birth
Warren JL, Kong W, Luben TJ, Chang HH. Critical window variable selection: estimating the impact of air pollution on very preterm birth. Biostatistics 2019, 21: 790-806. PMID: 30958877, PMCID: PMC7422642, DOI: 10.1093/biostatistics/kxz006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHierarchical Bayesian frameworkBayesian frameworkStatistical modelVariable selectionImproved estimationCritical windowPreterm birthRisk parametersVery preterm birthAdverse birth outcomesControl analysisExposure-disease relationshipsDifferent reproductive outcomesBirth outcomesPregnant womenReproductive outcomesCase/control analysis
2018
There is no impact of exposure measurement error on latency estimation in linear models
Peskoe SB, Spiegelman D, Wang M. There is no impact of exposure measurement error on latency estimation in linear models. Statistics In Medicine 2018, 38: 1245-1261. PMID: 30515870, PMCID: PMC6542365, DOI: 10.1002/sim.8038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMeasurement error modelLinear measurement error modelsLeast squares estimatorStandard measurement error modelLinear modelError modelRegression coefficient estimatesLikelihood-based methodsMeasurement errorExposure measurement errorSquares estimatorWide classGeneralized linear modelMean functionStatistical modelCovariance structureError settingsNaive estimatorBody mass indexBehavioral risk factorsLatency parametersExposure-disease relationshipsPrimary disease modelTime-varying exposureCoefficient estimates
2015
Asbestosis and environmental causes of usual interstitial pneumonia
Gulati M, Redlich CA. Asbestosis and environmental causes of usual interstitial pneumonia. Current Opinion In Pulmonary Medicine 2015, 21: 193-200. PMID: 25621562, PMCID: PMC4472384, DOI: 10.1097/mcp.0000000000000144.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisUsual interstitial pneumoniaInterstitial pneumoniaDevelopment of IPFUsual interstitial pneumonia patternRecent epidemiologic investigationsEnvironmental exposuresFibrotic lung diseaseInterstitial pneumonia patternExposure-disease relationshipsIPF patientsPneumonia patternClinical courseIPF diagnosisPulmonary fibrosisHistopathologic patternLung diseaseAsbestos exposureRadiographic changesOverall burdenAsbestosis patientsClinical challengeEpidemiologic studiesCase controlAgricultural exposures
2012
Newly Recognized Occupational and Environmental Causes of Chronic Terminal Airways and Parenchymal Lung Disease
Sauler M, Gulati M. Newly Recognized Occupational and Environmental Causes of Chronic Terminal Airways and Parenchymal Lung Disease. Clinics In Chest Medicine 2012, 33: 667-680. PMID: 23153608, PMCID: PMC3515663, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2012.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsParenchymal lung diseaseExposure-disease relationshipsLung diseaseTerminal airwaysDiffuse parenchymal lung diseaseWorld Trade Center disasterChronic formHigh indexNovel exposureDiseaseEnvironmental exposuresHealth investigatorsWorker surveillanceAirwayExposureEnvironmental causesPotential toxicityCliniciansSuspicionNylon flockBiomarkers
2011
Indoor tanning and risk of early-onset basal cell carcinoma
Ferrucci LM, Cartmel B, Molinaro AM, Leffell DJ, Bale AE, Mayne ST. Indoor tanning and risk of early-onset basal cell carcinoma. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2011, 67: 552-562. PMID: 22153793, PMCID: PMC3307842, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2011.11.940.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-onset basal cell carcinomaBasal cell carcinomaIndoor tanningCell carcinomaOdds ratioMultiple basal cell carcinomasBenign skin conditionsStrong risk factorConfidence intervalsMultivariate logistic regressionPotential recall biasYears of ageExposure-disease relationshipsIndoor tanning devicesAge of initiationRisk factorsBiopsy siteEpidemiologic studiesSkin conditionsReferent groupControl populationTanning devicesLogistic regressionRecall biasIndoor tanners
1997
Airway isocyanate-adducts in asthma induced by exposure to hexamethylene diisocyanate.
Redlich CA, Karol MH, Graham C, Homer RJ, Holm CT, Wirth JA, Cullen MR. Airway isocyanate-adducts in asthma induced by exposure to hexamethylene diisocyanate. Scandinavian Journal Of Work, Environment & Health 1997, 23: 227-31. PMID: 9243734, DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman bronchial biopsiesHuman lung tissueExposure-disease relationshipsAirway eosinophilsAirway histologyEpithelial exposureMethacholine challengeBronchial biopsiesEndobronchial biopsyInflammatory changesClinical featuresAirway biopsiesIsocyanate asthmaLung tissueT cellsImmunohistochemical stainingAsthmaBiopsyExposure patternsBronchoscopyExposureAirwayPatientsEosinophilsHistology
1984
Case-control research. Temporal precedence and other problems of the exposure-disease relationship.
Horwitz R, Feinstein A, Harvey M. Case-control research. Temporal precedence and other problems of the exposure-disease relationship. JAMA Internal Medicine 1984, 144: 1257-9. PMID: 6732381, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.144.6.1257.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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