2001
Risk Factors for Asthma Prevalence Among Urban and Nonurban African American Children
von Maffei J, Beckett W, Belanger K, Triche E, Zhang H, Machung J, Leaderer B. Risk Factors for Asthma Prevalence Among Urban and Nonurban African American Children. Journal Of Asthma 2001, 38: 555-564. PMID: 11714078, DOI: 10.1081/jas-100107120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factorsUrban residenceAfrican American childrenMaternal cigarette smokingPhysician-diagnosed asthmaMultiple risk factorsYears of ageMaternal asthmaAsthmatic childrenAsthma prevalenceCigarette smokingAsthmaAmerican childrenAfrican American mothersIdentifiable factorsChildrenAmerican mothersResidenceFactorsSmokingAllergyNewbornsPrevalence
2000
Model for the Analysis of Binary Time Series of Respiratory Symptoms
Zhang H, Triche E, Leaderer B. Model for the Analysis of Binary Time Series of Respiratory Symptoms. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2000, 151: 1206-1215. PMID: 10905533, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a010171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDuration of symptomsRespiratory symptomsNew episodesStuffy nosePrior historyHistory of allergyDaily respiratory symptomsInfant Health StudyMeteorologic changesHealth StudySymptomsEpidemiologic researchDay careMarital statusIncidenceEnvironmental epidemiologic researchEpisodesMothersDurationSulfate levelsHusband's levelDemographic variablesNoseHigh levelsAllergy
1999
Comparisons of seasonal fungal prevalence in indoor and outdoor air and in house dusts of dwellings in one Northeast American county1
REN P, JANKUN T, LEADERER B. Comparisons of seasonal fungal prevalence in indoor and outdoor air and in house dusts of dwellings in one Northeast American county1. Journal Of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology 1999, 9: 560-568. PMID: 10638841, DOI: 10.1038/sj.jea.7500061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHouse dust samplesSignificant differencesAdverse health effectsHealth effectsDust samplesHouse dustTypes of fungiConnecticut areaExposure assessmentBurkard portable air samplerIndoor air samplesSignificant changesFungal exposure assessmentNew HavenIndoor airMold concentrationsOutdoor airAllergyFungal prevalencePrevalence
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