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Bayesian multinomial probit modeling of daily windows of susceptibility for maternal PM2.5 exposure and congenital heart defects
Warren JL, Stingone JA, Herring AH, Luben TJ, Fuentes M, Aylsworth AS, Langlois PH, Botto LD, Correa A, Olshan AF, Study B. Bayesian multinomial probit modeling of daily windows of susceptibility for maternal PM2.5 exposure and congenital heart defects. Statistics In Medicine 2016, 35: 2786-2801. PMID: 26853919, PMCID: PMC4899303, DOI: 10.1002/sim.6891.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational weeks 2Week 2PM2.5 exposureCongenital heartAmbient air pollution exposureMaternal PM2.5 exposureTetralogy of FallotNational Birth Defect Prevention StudyAir pollution exposureCritical periodDaily PM2.5 exposurePrevention StudyExposure modelEpidemiologic studiesFetal developmentHealth outcomesSignificant associationPollution exposureDay 53PregnancyDay 50Adverse effectsElevated exposureExposureHeart
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A scalar-on-quantile-function approach for estimating short-term health effects of environmental exposures
Zhang Y, Chang H, Warren J, Ebelt S. A scalar-on-quantile-function approach for estimating short-term health effects of environmental exposures. Biometrics 2024, 80: ujae008. PMID: 38477485, PMCID: PMC10934338, DOI: 10.1093/biomtc/ujae008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentAir pollutionHealth effects of environmental exposuresShort-term health effectsAnalysis of air pollutionStochastic Human ExposureAmbient air pollutionEnvironmental epidemiology studiesEffects of environmental exposuresAggregate health outcomesPopulation-level exposureHealth outcomesED visitsPopulation exposureHuman exposureExposure heterogeneitySpatial variationEpidemiological studiesEnvironmental exposuresPollutionHealth analysisEstimated effectsEffects of short-termVisitsQuantile function