2009
Association of pediatric asthma severity with exposure to common household dust allergens
Gent JF, Belanger K, Triche EW, Bracken MB, Beckett WS, Leaderer BP. Association of pediatric asthma severity with exposure to common household dust allergens. Environmental Research 2009, 109: 768-774. PMID: 19473655, PMCID: PMC2706291, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2009.04.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAsthma severityDer p 1Asthmatic childrenMedication usePet allergensDust allergensDisease severityNon-atopic asthmatic childrenHouse dust mite allergen concentrationsGreater asthma severityPediatric asthma severityPet allergen levelsIndependent risk factorMonthly telephone interviewsDust mite allergen concentrationsDose-response relationshipMite allergen concentrationsAllergic statusIgE statusInhalant allergensIgE sensitivityDaily symptomsDust miteRisk factorsSymptom frequency
2003
Asthma 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 restrictionAsthmaSymptomsMedicationsDiagnosisAsthma 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