2006
Comparison of parental reports of smoking and residential air nicotine concentrations in children
Gehring U, Leaderer B, Heinrich J, Oldenwening M, Giovannangelo M, Nordling E, Merkel G, Hoek G, Bellander T, Brunekreef B. Comparison of parental reports of smoking and residential air nicotine concentrations in children. Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2006, 63: 766. PMID: 16912089, PMCID: PMC2077986, DOI: 10.1136/oem.2006.027151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAir nicotine concentrationsEnvironmental tobacco smokeUrinary cotinine measurementsNicotine concentrationsETS exposureResidential exposureCotinine measurementsPredictive valueAir nicotine levelsUrinary cotinine levelsUrinary cotinine concentrationsChildren's residential exposureQuestionnaire reportsDose-response fashionResidential ETS exposureNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valueAir nicotineCotinine levelsCotinine concentrationsSymptomatic childrenOccasional smokersSymptom statusTobacco smokeNicotine levels
2003
Cigarette smoking and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma subtypes among women
Morton L, Holford T, Leaderer B, Boyle P, Zahm S, Zhang Y, Flynn S, Tallini G, Zhang B, Owens P, Zheng T. Cigarette smoking and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma subtypes among women. British Journal Of Cancer 2003, 89: 2087-2092. PMID: 14647142, PMCID: PMC2376853, DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601388.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedCase-Control StudiesFemaleHumansLymphoma, Non-HodgkinMiddle AgedRiskSmokingSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsNon-Hodgkin lymphomaCumulative lifetime exposureCurrent smoking statusCigarette smokingNHL subtypesFollicular lymphomaLifetime exposurePopulation-based case-control studyRisk of NHLEtiology of NHLNon-Hodgkin lymphoma subtypesDuration of smokingIntensity of smokingPrevious epidemiologic studiesCase-control studyPopulation-based controlsHistologic typeSmoking statusIncident casesTumor gradeLymphoma subtypesEpidemiologic studiesSmokingImmunologic typeLymphoma
2001
The relation between fungal propagules in indoor air and home characteristics
Ren P, Jankun T, Belanger K, Bracken M, Leaderer B. The relation between fungal propagules in indoor air and home characteristics. Allergy 2001, 56: 419-424. PMID: 11350305, DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2001.056005419.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAir MicrobiologyAir Pollution, IndoorAnimalsAnimals, DomesticAsthmaCatsEnvironmental MonitoringEpidemiological MonitoringFamily CharacteristicsFungiHeatingHousingHumansHumidityIncomeInfantNew EnglandPredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesSeasonsSurveys and QuestionnairesTime FactorsVentilationConceptsCFU/m3 airInfants' bedroomsMain living areaProspective cohort studyDevelopment of asthmaHome characteristicsAnnual household incomeAllergen exposureCohort studyEpidemiologic studiesM3 airPresence of petsExposure levelsExposure assessmentSignificant differencesBurkard portable air samplerLiving areasQuestionnaireIndoor airFungal exposure assessmentHouse characteristicsHousehold incomeHomeDG-18Asthma
1995
Measurement of Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke in Pregnant Women
O'Connor T, Holford T, Leaderer B, Hammond S, Bracken M. Measurement of Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke in Pregnant Women. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1995, 142: 1315-1321. PMID: 7503052, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a117599.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrine cotinineEnvironmental tobacco smokePregnant womenTobacco smokeWork exposureAir nicotine concentrationsSelf-reported exposurePersonal air monitorsExposure assessment methodsAir nicotineMeasurement of exposureHome exposureCotinineNicotine concentrationsExposure classificationWomenCohen's kappaExposureSpearman rank-order correlation coefficientAir monitorsRank-order correlation coefficientKappaSocial exposureSmokeHigh levelsThe accuracy of environmental tobacco smoke exposure measures among asthmatic children
Emerson J, Hovell M, Meltzer S, Zakarian J, Hofstetter C, Wahlgren D, Leaderer B, Meltzer E. The accuracy of environmental tobacco smoke exposure measures among asthmatic children. Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology 1995, 48: 1251-1259. PMID: 7561987, DOI: 10.1016/0895-4356(95)00021-u.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAir Pollution, IndoorAsthmaChildCotinineEnvironmental MonitoringFemaleHumansMaleNicotineParentsReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesTobacco Smoke PollutionConceptsResidential ETS exposureETS exposureAsthmatic childrenParent-report measuresEnvironmental tobacco smoke exposureResidential exposureUrine cotinine assayTobacco smoke exposureChildren's residential exposureTest-retest reliability assessmentSmoke exposureCotinine assaysHome exposureEpidemiological investigationsClinical programsExposure measuresConstruct validity testParent reportExposureDiscriminant validityChildrenReportNicotineMeasures
1993
Assessing exposures to inhaled complex mixtures.
Leaderer B, Lioy P, Spengler J. Assessing exposures to inhaled complex mixtures. Environmental Health Perspectives 1993, 101: 167-177. PMID: 8206025, PMCID: PMC1519694, DOI: 10.1289/ehp.93101s4167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAir PollutantsBiomarkersEnvironmental ExposureEnvironmental MonitoringHumansHydrocarbonsModels, BiologicalSmogSurveys and QuestionnairesTime FactorsTobacco Smoke Pollution
1990
Assessing Exposures to Environmental Tobacco Smoke
Leaderer B. Assessing Exposures to Environmental Tobacco Smoke. Risk Analysis 1990, 10: 19-26. PMID: 2184472, DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.1990.tb01016.x.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsBiomarkersEnvironmental ExposureHumansModels, TheoreticalNicotinePlants, ToxicRisk FactorsSmokeSmokingSurveys and QuestionnairesTobacco