2012
Effects of Ambient Pollen Concentrations on Frequency and Severity of Asthma Symptoms Among Asthmatic Children
DellaValle CT, Triche EW, Leaderer BP, Bell ML. Effects of Ambient Pollen Concentrations on Frequency and Severity of Asthma Symptoms Among Asthmatic Children. Epidemiology 2012, 23: 55-63. PMID: 22082997, PMCID: PMC3246281, DOI: 10.1097/ede.0b013e31823b66b8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShortness of breathRescue medication useAsthma maintenance medicationsMaintenance medicationPersistent coughSensitized childrenChest tightnessNight symptomsAsthmatic childrenMedication usePollen exposureSeverity of asthmaDaily respiratory symptomsWeed pollenLogistic regression analysisLow exposureSeparate logistic regression analysesAsthmatic symptomsRespiratory symptomsDaily symptomsAntibiotic useSymptom outcomesDaily ambientMedicationsAmbient pollen concentrations
2003
Association of Low-Level Ozone and Fine Particles With Respiratory Symptoms in Children With Asthma
Gent JF, Triche EW, Holford TR, Belanger K, Bracken MB, Beckett WS, Leaderer BP. Association of Low-Level Ozone and Fine Particles With Respiratory Symptoms in Children With Asthma. JAMA 2003, 290: 1859-1867. PMID: 14532314, DOI: 10.1001/jama.290.14.1859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRescue medication useRespiratory symptomsDaily respiratory symptomsMedication useMaintenance medicationLikelihood of wheezeShortness of breathLogistic regression analysisRescue medicationChest tightnessActive asthmaAsthmatic childrenMedication usersRisk factorsAsthmaMedicationsSymptomsMean levelsSubject's motherChildrenRegression analysisAssociationExposureMothersHigh levels
2000
Model for the Analysis of Binary Time Series of Respiratory Symptoms
Zhang H, Triche E, Leaderer B. Model for the Analysis of Binary Time Series of Respiratory Symptoms. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2000, 151: 1206-1215. PMID: 10905533, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a010171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDuration of symptomsRespiratory symptomsNew episodesStuffy nosePrior historyHistory of allergyDaily respiratory symptomsInfant Health StudyMeteorologic changesHealth StudySymptomsEpidemiologic researchDay careMarital statusIncidenceEnvironmental epidemiologic researchEpisodesMothersDurationSulfate levelsHusband's levelDemographic variablesNoseHigh levelsAllergy