2012
Effects of Ambient Pollen Concentrations on Frequency and Severity of Asthma Symptoms Among Asthmatic Children
DellaValle CT, Triche EW, Leaderer BP, Bell ML. Effects of Ambient Pollen Concentrations on Frequency and Severity of Asthma Symptoms Among Asthmatic Children. Epidemiology 2012, 23: 55-63. PMID: 22082997, PMCID: PMC3246281, DOI: 10.1097/ede.0b013e31823b66b8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShortness of breathRescue medication useAsthma maintenance medicationsMaintenance medicationPersistent coughSensitized childrenChest tightnessNight symptomsAsthmatic childrenMedication usePollen exposureSeverity of asthmaDaily respiratory symptomsWeed pollenLogistic regression analysisLow exposureSeparate logistic regression analysesAsthmatic symptomsRespiratory symptomsDaily symptomsAntibiotic useSymptom outcomesDaily ambientMedicationsAmbient pollen concentrations
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
2003
Association of Low-Level Ozone and Fine Particles With Respiratory Symptoms in Children With Asthma
Gent JF, Triche EW, Holford TR, Belanger K, Bracken MB, Beckett WS, Leaderer BP. Association of Low-Level Ozone and Fine Particles With Respiratory Symptoms in Children With Asthma. JAMA 2003, 290: 1859-1867. PMID: 14532314, DOI: 10.1001/jama.290.14.1859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRescue medication useRespiratory symptomsDaily respiratory symptomsMedication useMaintenance medicationLikelihood of wheezeShortness of breathLogistic regression analysisRescue medicationChest tightnessActive asthmaAsthmatic childrenMedication usersRisk factorsAsthmaMedicationsSymptomsMean levelsSubject's motherChildrenRegression analysisAssociationExposureMothersHigh levelsAsthma Symptoms, Severity, and Drug Therapy: A Prospective Study of Effects on 2205 Pregnancies
Bracken M, Triche E, Belanger K, Saftlas A, Beckett W, Leaderer B. Asthma Symptoms, Severity, and Drug Therapy: A Prospective Study of Effects on 2205 Pregnancies. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2003, 102: 739. DOI: 10.1097/00006250-200310000-00016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAsthma symptomsOral steroidsAsthma diagnosisPreterm deliveryPregnant womenHistory of asthmaIntrauterine growth restrictionIUGR infantsAsthma guidelinesAsthma historyController medicationsModerate asthmaPregnant patientsAsthma therapySymptomatic patientsAsthma severityFetal effectsSymptomatic womenProspective studyDrug therapyGrowth restrictionΒ2 agonistsAsthmaSymptomsMedicationsAsthma symptoms, severity, and drug therapy: a prospective study of effects on 2205 pregnancies.
Bracken MB, Triche EW, Belanger K, Saftlas A, Beckett WS, Leaderer BP. Asthma symptoms, severity, and drug therapy: a prospective study of effects on 2205 pregnancies. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2003, 102: 739-52. PMID: 14551004, DOI: 10.1016/s0029-7844(03)00621-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnti-Asthmatic AgentsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAsthmaBirth WeightCase-Control StudiesConnecticutFemaleFetal Growth RetardationFetal Membranes, Premature RuptureHumansInfant, Low Birth WeightInfant, NewbornMassachusettsPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPregnancy OutcomeProspective StudiesRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexSteroidsTheophyllineConceptsAsthma symptomsOral steroidsAsthma diagnosisPreterm deliveryPregnant womenHistory of asthmaIntrauterine growth restrictionIUGR infantsAsthma guidelinesAsthma historyController medicationsModerate asthmaAsthma therapyPregnant patientsSymptomatic patientsAsthma severityFetal effectsSymptomatic womenProspective studyDrug therapyGrowth restrictionAsthmaSymptomsMedicationsDiagnosis