2013
Associations of PM2.5 Constituents and Sources with Hospital Admissions: Analysis of Four Counties in Connecticut and Massachusetts (USA) for Persons ≥ 65 Years of Age
Bell ML, Ebisu K, Leaderer BP, Gent JF, Lee HJ, Koutrakis P, Wang Y, Dominici F, Peng RD. Associations of PM2.5 Constituents and Sources with Hospital Admissions: Analysis of Four Counties in Connecticut and Massachusetts (USA) for Persons ≥ 65 Years of Age. Environmental Health Perspectives 2013, 122: 138-144. PMID: 24213019, PMCID: PMC3915260, DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1306656.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Use of Health Services by Insurance Status Among Children With Asthma
Ortega A, Belanger K, Paltiel A, Horwitz S, Bracken M, Leaderer B. Use of Health Services by Insurance Status Among Children With Asthma. Medical Care 2001, 39: 1065-1074. PMID: 11567169, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200110000-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care visitsHealth care useEmergency departmentInsurance statusCare visitsAsthmatic childrenMedication useCare useAsthma-related risk factorsRoutine primary care visitsProspective cohort studyHealth care visitsHealth care utilizationChildhood asthma severityPatient-provider communicationWhite childrenMedical DictionaryNew England hospitalsRace/ethnicityAsthma specialistCohort studyMedicaid childrenAsthma severityIndependent predictorsCare utilizationA childhood asthma severity scale: symptoms, medications, and health care visits
Ortega A, Belanger K, Bracken M, Leaderer B. A childhood asthma severity scale: symptoms, medications, and health care visits. Annals Of Allergy Asthma & Immunology 2001, 86: 405-413. PMID: 11345283, DOI: 10.1016/s1081-1206(10)62486-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care visitsChildhood asthma severityCare visitsAsthma severityLarge-scale epidemiologic studiesAsthma severity scaleMedication useSeverity ScaleEpidemiologic studiesHome interviewsProspective cohort studyHealth care utilizationCohort studyAsthmatic childrenCare utilizationDaily symptomsInsurance statusConnecticut hospitalsGeneral populationClinimetric propertiesClinimetric validityMaternal educationClinical diagnosisParticipant characteristicsSymptoms