2006
Comparison of parental reports of smoking and residential air nicotine concentrations in children
Gehring U, Leaderer B, Heinrich J, Oldenwening M, Giovannangelo M, Nordling E, Merkel G, Hoek G, Bellander T, Brunekreef B. Comparison of parental reports of smoking and residential air nicotine concentrations in children. Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2006, 63: 766. PMID: 16912089, PMCID: PMC2077986, DOI: 10.1136/oem.2006.027151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAir nicotine concentrationsEnvironmental tobacco smokeUrinary cotinine measurementsNicotine concentrationsETS exposureResidential exposureCotinine measurementsPredictive valueAir nicotine levelsUrinary cotinine levelsUrinary cotinine concentrationsChildren's residential exposureQuestionnaire reportsDose-response fashionResidential ETS exposureNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valueAir nicotineCotinine levelsCotinine concentrationsSymptomatic childrenOccasional smokersSymptom statusTobacco smokeNicotine levels
1999
Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure and Small-for-Gestational-Age Birth
Sadler L, Belanger K, Saftlas A, Leaderer B, Hellenbrand K, McSharry J, Bracken M. Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure and Small-for-Gestational-Age Birth. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1999, 150: 695-705. PMID: 10512423, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a010072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge DistributionBirth WeightCohort StudiesConnecticutFemaleFetal Growth RetardationHumansInfant, NewbornInfant, Small for Gestational AgeInterviews as TopicLinear ModelsMaternal ExposureMultivariate AnalysisPregnancyPregnancy Trimester, ThirdProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTobacco Smoke PollutionConceptsEnvironmental tobacco smoke exposureTobacco smoke exposureGestational-age birthsEnvironmental tobacco smokeSmoke exposureSGA birthThird trimesterTobacco smokeBirth weight differenceIntensity of exposureCohort studyMedian durationPostpartum interviewsUnexposed mothersUpper middle class groupBirth weightEffects of exposureFetal growthMultivariate logisticOdds ratioStudy populationLow levelsWomenBirthTrimester
1995
Measurement of Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke in Pregnant Women
O'Connor T, Holford T, Leaderer B, Hammond S, Bracken M. Measurement of Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke in Pregnant Women. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1995, 142: 1315-1321. PMID: 7503052, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a117599.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrine cotinineEnvironmental tobacco smokePregnant womenTobacco smokeWork exposureAir nicotine concentrationsSelf-reported exposurePersonal air monitorsExposure assessment methodsAir nicotineMeasurement of exposureHome exposureCotinineNicotine concentrationsExposure classificationWomenCohen's kappaExposureSpearman rank-order correlation coefficientAir monitorsRank-order correlation coefficientKappaSocial exposureSmokeHigh levels
1994
Reduction of Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure Among Asthmatic Children: A Controlled Trial
Hovell M, Meltzer S, Zakarian J, Wahlgren D, Emerson J, Hofstetter C, Leaderer B, Meltzer E, Zeiger R, O’Connor R, Mulvihill M, Atkins C. Reduction of Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure Among Asthmatic Children: A Controlled Trial. CHEST Journal 1994, 106: 440-446. PMID: 7774317, DOI: 10.1378/chest.106.2.440.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment control groupEnvironmental tobacco smokeETS exposureControl groupAsthma symptomsChildren's ETS exposureChildren's asthma symptomsExperimental groupMonitoring control groupBehavioral medicine programRepeated-measures analysisAllergy clinicClinical trialsOutcome measuresTobacco smokeExposure reportsChildren's exposureMonitoring groupCounseling sessionsPercent decreaseMedicine programsCounseling groupDaily numberExposureCigarettes
1990
Assessing Exposures to Environmental Tobacco Smoke
Leaderer B. Assessing Exposures to Environmental Tobacco Smoke. Risk Analysis 1990, 10: 19-26. PMID: 2184472, DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.1990.tb01016.x.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
1987
Collection and analysis of Nicotine as a marker for environmental tobacco smoke
Hammond S, Leaderer B, Roche A, Schenker M. Collection and analysis of Nicotine as a marker for environmental tobacco smoke. Atmospheric Environment (1967) 1987, 21: 457-462. DOI: 10.1016/0004-6981(87)90027-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnvironmental tobacco smokeTobacco smokeVapor-phase nicotineParticulate exposureSmoking ratesNicotine levelsNicotinePotential markerEnvironmental tobacco smoke: Sensory reactions of occupants
Cain W, Tosun T, See L, Leaderer B. Environmental tobacco smoke: Sensory reactions of occupants. Atmospheric Environment (1967) 1987, 21: 347-353. DOI: 10.1016/0004-6981(87)90011-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research