2003
Developmental Trajectories of Cocaine-and-Other-Drug—Exposed and Non-Cocaine—Exposed Children
MAYES LC, CICCHETTI D, ACHARYYA S, ZHANG H. Developmental Trajectories of Cocaine-and-Other-Drug—Exposed and Non-Cocaine—Exposed Children. Journal Of Developmental And Behavioral Pediatrics 2003, 24: 323-335. PMID: 14578693, DOI: 10.1097/00004703-200310000-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine-exposed childrenMental performanceMotor developmentDrug-exposed childrenInfant Development IICocaine-exposed groupDevelopmental trajectoriesBayley ScalesDevelopment IIMotor performanceAssessment ageComparison groupDevelopmental IndexChildrenCocaineCurve analysisGreater decreaseInfantsTrajectoriesPerformanceGeneral declineMonthsDrugsAgeGroup
2001
Thermal Sensitivity in Tourette Syndrome: Preliminary Report
Scahill L, Lombroso P, Mack G, Van Wattum P, Zhang H, Vitale A, Leckman J. Thermal Sensitivity in Tourette Syndrome: Preliminary Report. Perceptual And Motor Skills 2001, 92: 419-432. PMID: 11361302, DOI: 10.2466/pms.2001.92.2.419.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTourette syndromeSubgroup of patientsAge of onsetAdult male subjectsCurrent ageTic symptomsDopaminergic pathwaysSex distributionCurrent severityMale subjectsMean differenceSyndromeControl periodPreliminary reportSweat rateAgeSymptomsSubjectsOverall courseDegrees COnsetPatientsIllnessSeverityCourse
1998
Course of Tic Severity in Tourette Syndrome: The First Two Decades
Leckman J, Zhang H, Vitale A, Lahnin F, Lynch K, Bondi C, Kim Y, Peterson B. Course of Tic Severity in Tourette Syndrome: The First Two Decades. Pediatrics 1998, 102: 14-19. PMID: 9651407, DOI: 10.1542/peds.102.1.14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYears of ageTic severityTS patientsTourette syndromeSeverity of ticsInitial clinical evaluationDecades of lifeConsistent time courseOnset of pubertyPatient's coursePrognostic valueTic onsetYale Child Study CenterClinical evaluationBirth-year cohortsPrevalence studyPatientsSeverityStudy centersChild Study CenterIdentification of factorsSevere levelsAgeProgressive patternSyndrome
1995
Tree-based Risk Factor Analysis of Preterm Delivery and Small-for-Gestational-Age Birth
Zhang H, Bracken M. Tree-based Risk Factor Analysis of Preterm Delivery and Small-for-Gestational-Age Birth. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1995, 141: 70-78. PMID: 7801968, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a117347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreterm deliveryYale-New Haven HospitalGestational age infantsGestational-age birthsRisk factor analysisPutative risk factorsPassive smokingGestational ageAge infantsMaternal ageRisk factorsCaffeine consumptionSecondary analysisAlcohol useMarital statusSmokingBlack womenMarijuana useAgeOutcomesDeliveryNew Haven