2009
Integrated exposure modeling: A model using GIS and GLM
Holford TR, Ebisu K, McKay LA, Gent JF, Triche EW, Bracken MB, Leaderer BP. Integrated exposure modeling: A model using GIS and GLM. Statistics In Medicine 2009, 29: 116-129. PMID: 19823976, PMCID: PMC3182125, DOI: 10.1002/sim.3732.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeneralized linear modelLinear modelLayout of roadsDispersion functionStatistical modelStandard regression techniquesTraffic-related health effectsSecond examplePollutant dispersionSpline modelSpatial modelRegression techniquesDaily trafficConnecticut homesIntegralsModelTraffic densityDispersionGLMTrafficVariablesFunctionMeteorologyTraffic-related pollution
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
1999
Healthy Women's PEF Variations with Ambient Summer Concentrations of PM10, PM2.5, SO4 2 −, H+, and O3
NAEHER L, HOLFORD T, BECKETT W, BELANGER K, TRICHE E, BRACKEN M, LEADERER B. Healthy Women's PEF Variations with Ambient Summer Concentrations of PM10, PM2.5, SO4 2 −, H+, and O3. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 1999, 160: 117-125. PMID: 10390388, DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.160.1.9808153.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeak expiratory flowPEF variationEvening peak expiratory flowMorning peak expiratory flowOutdoor monitoring sitePeak flow meterAmbient air pollutionMicrograms/m3Expiratory flowPhysiologic effectsPEF measurementsOnly exposureConcurrent measuresExposureMeteorologic variablesFine particulate sulfateDaily