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 ResearchConceptsPeak 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
2001
Risk Factors for Asthma Prevalence Among Urban and Nonurban African American Children
von Maffei J, Beckett W, Belanger K, Triche E, Zhang H, Machung J, Leaderer B. Risk Factors for Asthma Prevalence Among Urban and Nonurban African American Children. Journal Of Asthma 2001, 38: 555-564. PMID: 11714078, DOI: 10.1081/jas-100107120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factorsUrban residenceAfrican American childrenMaternal cigarette smokingPhysician-diagnosed asthmaMultiple risk factorsYears of ageMaternal asthmaAsthmatic childrenAsthma prevalenceCigarette smokingAsthmaAmerican childrenAfrican American mothersIdentifiable factorsChildrenAmerican mothersResidenceFactorsSmokingAllergyNewbornsPrevalence
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