2012
Relationship between birth weight and exposure to airborne fine particulate potassium and titanium during gestation
Bell ML, Belanger K, Ebisu K, Gent JF, Leaderer BP. Relationship between birth weight and exposure to airborne fine particulate potassium and titanium during gestation. Environmental Research 2012, 117: 83-89. PMID: 22705336, PMCID: PMC3418490, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2012.05.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow birth weightBirth weightAdverse pregnancy outcomesPregnancy outcomesTerm infantsAirborne fine particulate matterStudy populationIQR increaseMothers' exposureAfrican American mothersFirst birthInfantsEffect estimatesConfidence intervalsWhite mothersPregnancyHealth impactsRiskExposureFine particulate matterMothersMost studiesGestationWeight
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