2009
Household airborne Penicillium associated with peak expiratory flow variability in asthmatic children
Bundy KW, Gent JF, Beckett W, Bracken MB, Belanger K, Triche E, Leaderer BP. Household airborne Penicillium associated with peak expiratory flow variability in asthmatic children. Annals Of Allergy Asthma & Immunology 2009, 103: 26-30. PMID: 19663123, PMCID: PMC2746059, DOI: 10.1016/s1081-1206(10)60139-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAir Pollution, IndoorAsthmaChildEnvironmental ExposureFemaleHousingHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMitosporic FungiOdds RatioPeak Expiratory Flow RatePenicilliumConceptsPeak expiratory flow variabilityExpiratory flow variabilityAsthmatic childrenAirway hyperreactivityPeak expiratory flowYears of ageLogistic regression modelsAsthma prevalencePhysician diagnosisExpiratory flowChildren 6HyperreactivityChildrenAirborne mold concentrationsRegression modelsAgeCommon moldsIndoor fungiExposureMold concentrationsHomeAsthmaAirborne fungiTotal moldPrevalence
2006
Peak Expiratory Flow Rate Variability Is Not Affected by Home Combustion Sources in a Group of Nonsmoking Women
Beckett WS, Gent JF, Naeher LP, Belanger K, Triche EW, Bracken MB, Leaderer BP. Peak Expiratory Flow Rate Variability Is Not Affected by Home Combustion Sources in a Group of Nonsmoking Women. Archives Of Environmental & Occupational Health 2006, 61: 176-182. PMID: 17867572, DOI: 10.3200/aeoh.61.4.176-182.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAir Pollution, IndoorConnecticutFemaleHeatingHumansLogistic ModelsPeak Expiratory Flow RateProspective StudiesVirginiaConceptsPeak expiratory flowExpiratory flowPeak expiratory flow ratePrevious physician diagnosisExpiratory flow rate variabilityHistory of allergyPeak expiratory flow rate variabilityExpiratory flow rateAmbient air pollutionNonasthmatic womenNonsmoking WomenPhysician diagnosisHispanic ethnicityRate variabilityHealth effectsWomenFlow rate variabilityEducational level
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