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
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