2014
Asthma medication use during pregnancy, wheeze and estimated exposure to ambient nitrogen dioxide
Gent JF, Kezik JM, Hill ME, McKay LA, Holford TR, Leaderer BP, Bracken MB. Asthma medication use during pregnancy, wheeze and estimated exposure to ambient nitrogen dioxide. European Respiratory Journal 2014, 45: 538-540. PMID: 25537555, PMCID: PMC4331059, DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00161514.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAsthma medication useMedication usePregnant womenRisk of wheezePoor pulmonary functionAdverse health outcomesPregnant asthmaticsAsthma exacerbationsAsthma medicationsPerinatal complicationsPulmonary functionFetal growthHealth outcomesPregnancyNO2 exposureWheezeAsthmaMedicationsWomenAmbient nitrogen dioxideMothersMinimal effectExposureAsthmaticsExacerbation
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
2003
Asthma 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 agonistsAsthmaSymptomsMedications