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
2008
Indoor Combustion and Asthma
Belanger K, Triche E. Indoor Combustion and Asthma. Immunology And Allergy Clinics Of North America 2008, 28: 507-519. PMID: 18572104, PMCID: PMC2760246, DOI: 10.1016/j.iac.2008.03.011.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
Association of Indoor Nitrogen Dioxide Exposure with Respiratory Symptoms in Children with Asthma
Belanger K, Gent JF, Triche EW, Bracken MB, Leaderer BP. Association of Indoor Nitrogen Dioxide Exposure with Respiratory Symptoms in Children with Asthma. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2005, 173: 297-303. PMID: 16254270, PMCID: PMC2662932, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200408-1123oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory symptomsChest tightnessIndoor nitrogen dioxide exposureDays of wheezeIndoor NO2 exposureLikelihood of wheezeMold/mildewShortness of breathAdverse respiratory effectsNitrogen dioxide exposurePublic health concernAsthma symptomsActive asthmaMaintenance medicationRespiratory effectsAsthmaChronic exposureSymptomsWheezeHealth concernHome interviewsNO2 exposureMedicationsChildrenGas stoves
2004
Exposure to NO2 and Nitrous Acid and Respiratory Symptoms in the First Year of Life
van Strien RT, Gent JF, Belanger K, Triche E, Bracken MB, Leaderer BP. Exposure to NO2 and Nitrous Acid and Respiratory Symptoms in the First Year of Life. Epidemiology 2004, 15: 471-478. PMID: 15232409, DOI: 10.1097/01.ede.0000129511.61698.d8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2003
Symptoms of Wheeze and Persistent Cough in the First Year of Life: Associations with Indoor Allergens, Air Contaminants, and Maternal History of Asthma
Belanger K, Beckett W, Triche E, Bracken MB, Holford T, Ren P, McSharry JE, Gold DR, Platts-Mills TA, Leaderer BP. Symptoms of Wheeze and Persistent Cough in the First Year of Life: Associations with Indoor Allergens, Air Contaminants, and Maternal History of Asthma. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2003, 158: 195-202. PMID: 12882940, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwg148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfants of mothersSymptoms of wheezePersistent coughPhysician-diagnosed asthmaDust mite allergenRelation of exposureFirst yearAsthma historyDog allergensIndoor allergensInfant wheezeMaternal historyMite allergensCoughWheezeHome exposureAsthmaInfantsAllergensSymptomsAsthmatic siblingsMothersExposureRiskFirst study