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A Spatially Varying Distributed Lag Model with Application to an Air Pollution and Term Low Birth Weight Study
Warren JL, Luben TJ, Chang HH. A Spatially Varying Distributed Lag Model with Application to an Air Pollution and Term Low Birth Weight Study. Journal Of The Royal Statistical Society Series C (Applied Statistics) 2020, 69: 681-696. PMID: 32595237, PMCID: PMC7319179, DOI: 10.1111/rssc.12407.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth effect parametersLow birth weight riskTerm low birth weightLow birth weightPregnancy outcomesWeight riskBirth weightResidual confoundingPregnancy periodNull associationBirth recordsAverage weekly concentrationsCritical windowDiminished abilityPregnancyExposure characteristicsRisk estimationAssociationExposureGeographic variabilityCritical window variable selection: estimating the impact of air pollution on very preterm birth
Warren JL, Kong W, Luben TJ, Chang HH. Critical window variable selection: estimating the impact of air pollution on very preterm birth. Biostatistics 2019, 21: 790-806. PMID: 30958877, PMCID: PMC7422642, DOI: 10.1093/biostatistics/kxz006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHierarchical Bayesian frameworkBayesian frameworkStatistical modelVariable selectionImproved estimationCritical windowPreterm birthRisk parametersVery preterm birthAdverse birth outcomesControl analysisExposure-disease relationshipsDifferent reproductive outcomesBirth outcomesPregnant womenReproductive outcomesCase/control analysis
2017
Investigating the Impact of Maternal Residential Mobility on Identifying Critical Windows of Susceptibility to Ambient Air Pollution During Pregnancy
Warren JL, Son JY, Pereira G, Leaderer BP, Bell ML. Investigating the Impact of Maternal Residential Mobility on Identifying Critical Windows of Susceptibility to Ambient Air Pollution During Pregnancy. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2017, 187: 992-1000. PMID: 29053768, PMCID: PMC5928458, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwx335.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow birth weightTerm low birth weightMaternal residential mobilityBirth weightCritical windowBirth cohortWeekly exposurePregnancy week 16Adverse birth outcomesWindow of susceptibilityAmbient air pollutionPregnancy windowsBirth outcomesWeek 16Mother's residencePM10 exposurePregnancyResidential addressesExposure misclassificationDisease developmentCohortAir pollutionExposureAerodynamic diameterPossible mechanism