2022
The importance of community during rapid development: The influence of social networks on acute gastrointestinal illness in rural Ecuador
Hegde S, Trostle J, Mukherjee B, Eisenberg J. The importance of community during rapid development: The influence of social networks on acute gastrointestinal illness in rural Ecuador. SSM - Population Health 2022, 19: 101159. PMID: 35795263, PMCID: PMC9251719, DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute gastrointestinal illnessTwo-stage Bayesian hierarchical modelCommunity-level factorsCross-sectional analysisGastrointestinal illnessFocus groupsReduce healthSocial networksDense social tiesWashing practicesInfluence of social networksNetworks of peopleCommunity cohesionSocial infrastructureSocial tiesIllnessBayesian hierarchical modelJoint effectsCommunity networksPeopleMeasures of riskRiskCommunityIncreasing population densityIndividuals
2015
Statistical methods for modeling repeated measures of maternal environmental exposure biomarkers during pregnancy in association with preterm birth
Chen Y, Ferguson K, Meeker J, McElrath T, Mukherjee B. Statistical methods for modeling repeated measures of maternal environmental exposure biomarkers during pregnancy in association with preterm birth. Environmental Health 2015, 14: 9. PMID: 25619201, PMCID: PMC4417225, DOI: 10.1186/1476-069x-14-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsBiomarkersBostonCase-Control StudiesCross-Sectional StudiesData Interpretation, StatisticalEnvironmental ExposureFemaleHazardous SubstancesHumansInfant, NewbornMaternal ExposureMiddle AgedModels, StatisticalPhthalic AcidsPregnancyPremature BirthSocioeconomic FactorsYoung AdultConceptsPreterm birthEnvironmental chemical exposuresMeasures of urinary phthalate metabolitesNested case-control studyCross-sectional analysisAverage exposureMeasures of exposureCase-control studyUrinary phthalate metabolitesModel repeated measuresEpidemiological research projectsLongitudinal exposureRepeated measuresPremature birthPretermEnvironmental exposure biomarkersExposure measurementsUrinary metabolitesMaternal factorsPhthalate metabolitesPregnancyStudy of phthalatesLongitudinal predictorsChemical exposureBirth
2010
Cumulative lead exposure and age-related hearing loss: The VA Normative Aging Study
Park S, Elmarsafawy S, Mukherjee B, Spiro A, Vokonas P, Nie H, Weisskopf M, Schwartz J, Hu H. Cumulative lead exposure and age-related hearing loss: The VA Normative Aging Study. Hearing Research 2010, 269: 48-55. PMID: 20638461, PMCID: PMC2934752, DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2010.07.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge-related hearing lossPure-tone averagePatella lead levelsCumulative lead exposureHearing lossHearing thresholdsNormative Aging StudyAssociated with poorer hearing thresholdsOdds of hearing lossAir conduction hearing thresholdsAssociated with hearing lossConduction hearing thresholdsPoorer hearing thresholdsAging StudyDevelopment of age-related hearing lossReduction of lead exposureVA Normative Aging StudyCross-sectional analysisLead exposureOccupational noiseHearing abilityK X-ray fluorescencePotential confoundersEpidemiological researchLead levels