2016
Household concentrations and personal exposure of PM2.5 among urban residents using different cooking fuels
Li T, Cao S, Fan D, Zhang Y, Wang B, Zhao X, Leaderer BP, Shen G, Zhang Y, Duan X. Household concentrations and personal exposure of PM2.5 among urban residents using different cooking fuels. The Science Of The Total Environment 2016, 548: 6-12. PMID: 26799802, PMCID: PMC4760902, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.01.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInhalation exposure levelsExposure levelsEnvironmental risk factorsTotal PM2.5 exposuresDifferent cooking fuelsDifferent age groupsRisk factorsPM2.5 exposureAge groupsPremature deathHousehold concentrationsPersonal exposureIndoor combustion sourcesHigher indoor concentrationsCooking fuelExposureOutdoor PM2.5 concentrationsNon-heating seasonLevelsIndoor concentrationsDisease
1996
Asthma among Puerto Rican Hispanics: a multi-ethnic comparison study of risk factors.
Beckett W, Belanger K, Gent J, Holford T, Leaderer B. Asthma among Puerto Rican Hispanics: a multi-ethnic comparison study of risk factors. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 1996, 154: 894-899. PMID: 8887582, DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.154.4.8887582.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factorsPuerto Rican HispanicsSocioeconomic statusHispanic ethnicityHispanic mothersEnvironmental tobacco smoke exposureIndependent risk factorPhysician-diagnosed asthmaPrevalence of asthmaTobacco smoke exposureStrong risk factorAfrican American ethnicityEnvironmental risk factorsYr of ageLow socioeconomic statusStudy of asthmaNon-Hispanic whitesMo of ageActive smokingAsthmatic childrenSmoke exposureChildhood asthmaCigarette smokersMaternal ageMaternal history