Published and "In Press" Articles and Chapters (from 2000 to present):
2013
Zhao L, Bracken MB, DeWan AT. Genome-wide association study of pre-eclampsia detects novel maternal single nucleotide polymorphisms and copy-number variants in subsets of the Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome (HAPO) study cohort. Annals of Human Genetics. 2013 Apr 2. doi: 10.1111/ahg.12021. [Epub ahead of print].
Collier CH, Risnes K, Norwitz ER, Bracken MB, Illuzzi JL. Maternal Infection in Pregnancy and Risk of Asthma in Offspring. Matern Child Health J. 2013 Jan 22. [Epub ahead of print].
Belanger K, Holford TR, Gent JF, Hill ME, Kezik JM, Leaderer BP. Household levels of nitrogen dioxide and pediatric asthma severity. Epidemiology. 2013 Mar;24(2):320-30. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e318280e2ac.
Bracken MB, Baker D, Cauley JA, Chambers C, Culhane J, Dabelea D, Dearborn D, Drews-Botsch CD, Dudley DJ, Durkin M, Entwisle B, Flick L, Hale D, Holl J, Hovell M, Hudak M, Paneth N, Specker B, Wilhelm M, Wyatt S. New models for large prospective studies: is there a risk of throwing out the baby with the bathwater? Am J Epidemiol. 2013 Feb 15;177(4):285-9. doi: 10.1093/aje/kws408. Epub 2013 Jan 7.
Belanger K, Buka S, Cherry DC, Dudley DJ, Elliott MR, Hale DE, Hertz-Picciotto I, Illuzzi JL, Paneth N, Robbins JM, Triche EW, Bracken MB. Implementing Provider-based Sampling for the National Children's Study: Opportunities and Challenges. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2013 Jan;27(1):20-26.
Bracken MB, Hertz-Picciotto I, Elliott MR, Dudley DJ, Buka S, Robbins JM, Paneth N. Response to Professor Olsen's Commentary on 'Random Sampling - Is It Worth It?'. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2013 Jan;27(1):29-30.
2012
Zhao L, Bracken MB, DeWan AT, Chen S. Association between the SERPINE1 (PAI-1) 4G/5G insertion/deletion promoter polymorphism (rs1799889) and preeclampsia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Mol Hum Reprod. 2012 Nov 23.
Pereira G, Cook AG, Haggar F, Bower C, Nassar N. Locally derived traffic-related air pollution and fetal growth restriction: a retrospective cohort study. Occup Environ Med. 2012 Nov;69(11):815-22.
Jacobs DI, Bracken MB. Association between XRCC1 polymorphism 399 G- >A and glioma among Caucasians: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Med Genet. 2012 Oct 26;13(1):97. [Epub ahead of print].
Dewan AT, Egan KB, Hellenbrand K, Sorrentino K, Pizzoferrato N, Walsh KM, Bracken MB. Whole-exome sequencing of a pedigree segregating asthma. BMC Med Genet. 2012 Oct 9;13(1):95. [Epub ahead of print].
Gent JF, Kezik JM, Hill ME, Tsai E, Li D-W, Leaderer BP. Household mold and dust allergens: Exposure, sensitization and childhood asthma morbidity. Environ Res, 2012 Oct; 118:86-93.
Hu W, Bassig BA, Xu J, Zheng T, Zhang Y, Berndt SI, Holford TR, Hosgood HD 3rd, Leaderer B, Yeager M, Menashe I, Boyle P, Zou K, Zhu Y, Chanock S, Lan Q, Rothman N. Polymorphisms in pattern-recognition genes in the innate immunity system and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Environ Mol Mutagen. 2012 Oct 11.
Pettigrew MM, Laufer AS, Gent JF, Kong Y, Fennie KP, Metlay JP. Upper respiratory tract microbial communities, acute otitis media pathogens, and antibiotic use in healthy and sick children. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2012 Sep;78(17):6262-70.
Roush GC, Guddati AK, Holford TR. Potency of office blood pressure from hydrochlorothiazide and chlorthalidone fails to explain cardiovascular events. Hypertension. 2012 Sep;60(3):e22; author reply e23.
Bell ML, Belanger K. Review of research on residential mobility during pregnancy: consequences for assessment of prenatal environmental exposures. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2012 Sep;22(5):429-38. .
Yonkers KA, Norwitz ER, Smith MV, Lockwood CJ, Gotman N, Lin H, Luchansky E, Belanger K. Depression and serotonin reuptake inhibitor treatment as risk factors for preterm birth. Epidemiology, 2012 Sep; 23(5):677-85.
Pereira G, Haggar F, Shand AW, Bower C, Cook A, Nassar N. Association between pre-eclampsia and locally derived traffic-related air pollution: a retrospective cohort study. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2012 Aug 9. [Epub ahead of print]
Bell ML, Belanger K, Ebisu K, Gent JF, Leaderer BP. Relationship between birth weight and exposure to airborne fine particulate potassium and titanium during gestation. Environmental Research, 2012 Aug; 117:83-9.
Zhao L, DeWan AT, Bracken MB. Association of maternal AGTR1 polymorphisms and preeclampsia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, 2012 Jul 3. [Epub ahead of print]
Holford TR, Clark L. Chapter 4: Development of the counterfactual smoking histories used to assess the effects of tobacco control. Risk Anal. 2012 Jul;32 Suppl 1:S39-50.
Holford TR, Ebisu K, McKay L, Oh C, Zheng T. Chapter 12: Yale lung cancer model. Risk Anal. 2012 Jul;32 Suppl 1:S151-65.
Holford TR, Levy DT. Chapter 14: Comparing the adequacy of carcinogenesis models in estimating U.S. population rates for lung cancer mortality.
Risk Anal. 2012 Jul;32 Suppl 1:S179-89.
Zhao L, Triche EW, Walsh KM, Bracken MB, Saftlas AF, Hoh J, DeWan AT. Genome-wide association study identifies a maternal copy-number deletion in PSG11 enriched among preeclampsia patients. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2012 Jun 29; 12(1):61. [Epub ahead of print]
Pereira G, Foster S, Martin K, Christian H, Boruff BJ, Knuiman M, Giles-Corti B. The association between neighborhood greenness and cardiovascular disease: an observational study. BMC Public Health. 2012 Jun 21;12:466.
Fu A, Leaderer BP, Gent JF, Leaderer D, Zhu Y. An environmental epigenetic study of ADRB2 5'-UTR methylation and childhood asthma severity. Clin Exp Allergy. 2012 Jun 18. [Epub ahead of print]
Pereira G, Blair E, Lawrence D. Validation of a model for optimal birth weight: a prospective study using serial ultrasounds. BMC Pediatr. 2012 Jun 15;12:73.
Sharma S, Poon A, Himes BE, Lasky-Su J, Sordillo JE, Belanger K, Milton DK, Bracken MB, Triche EW, Leaderer BP, Gold DR, Litonjua AA. Association of variants in innate immune genes with asthma and eczema. Pediatr Allergy Immunol, 2012 Jun;23(4):315-23.
Aschebrook-Kilfoy B, Ward MH, Zheng T, Holford TR, Boyle P, Leaderer B, Zhang Y. Dietary nitrate and nitrite intake and non-Hodgkin lymphoma survival. Nutr Cancer. 2012 Apr;64(3):488-92.
Haggar FA, Preen DB, Pereira G, Holman CD, Einarsdottir K. Cancer incidence and mortality trends in Australian adolescents and young adults, 1982-2007. BMC Cancer. 2012 Apr 20;12:151.
Holford TR, Davis F, Higson SP. Recent trends in antibody based sensors. Biosens Bioelectron. 2012 Apr 15;34(1):12-24.
Roush GC, Holford TR, Guddati AK. Chlorthalidone compared with hydrochlorothiazide in reducing cardiovascular events: systematic review and network meta-analyses. Hypertension. 2012 Jun;59(6):1110-7. Epub 2012 Apr 23.
Moolgavkar SH, Holford TR, Levy DT, Kong CY, Foy M, Clarke L, Jeon J, Hazelton WD, Meza R, Schultz F, McCarthy W, Boer R, Gorlova O, Gazelle GS, Kimmel M, McMahon PM, de Koning HJ, Feuer EJ. Impact of reduced tobacco smoking on lung cancer mortality in the United States during 1975-2000. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2012 Apr 4;104(7):541-8. Epub 2012 Mar 14.
Bassig BA, Zheng T, Zhang Y, Berndt St, Holford TR, Hosgood HD 3rd, Hu W, Leaderer B, Yeager M, Menashe I, Boyle P, Xu J, Zou K, Zhu Y, Chanock S, Rothman N, Lan Q. Polymorphisms in complement system genes and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Environ Mol Mutagen, 2012 Mar;53(2):145-51.
Windemuth A, de Leon J, Goethe JW, Schwartz HI, Woolley S, Susce M, Kocherla M, Bogaard K, Holford TR, Seip RL, Ruaño G. Validation of candidate genes associated with cardiovascular risk factors in psychiatric patients. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2012 Mar 30;36(2):213-9.
Li Q, Holford TR, Zhang Y, Boyle P, Mayne ST, Dai M, Zheng T. Dietary fiber intake and risk of breast cancer by menopausal and estrogen receptor status. Eur J Nutr. 2012 Feb 16.
Illuzzi JL, Lundsberg LS, Bracken MB. Hospital volume, provider volume, and complications after childbirth in U.S. hospitals. Obstet Gynecol, 2012;Feb;119(2 Pt 1):379.
Guillet R, Edwards AD, Thoresen M, Ferriero DM, Gluckman PD, Whitelaw A, Gunn AJ; CoolCap Trial Group. Seven- to eight-year follow-up of the CoolCap trial of head cooling for neonatal encephalopathy. Pediatric Research 2012 Feb; 71(2):205-9.
Aschebrook-Kilfoy B, Heltshe SL, Nuckols JR, Sabra MM, Shuldiner AR, Mitchell BD, Airola M, Holford TR, Zhang Y, Ward MH. Modeled nitrate levels in well water supplies and prevalence of abnormal thyroid conditions among the Old Order Amish in Pennsylvania. Environ Health. 2012 Feb 17;11:6.
Bracken MB. Steroids for acute spinal cord injury.Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2012 Jan 18;1:CD001046.
Pereira G, Cook A, Haggar F, Bower C, Nassar N. Seasonal variation in fetal growth: accounting for sociodemographic, biological, and environmental exposures. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Jan;206(1):74.e1-7.
Kezik J, Hill M. Increase your OUTPUT with PROC MEANS and PROC FREQ. accepted in the Coders' Corner Section for SAS Global Forum 2012.
DellaValle CT, Triche EW, Leaderer BP, Bell ML. Effects of Ambient Pollen Concentrations on Frequency and Severity of Asthma Symptoms Among Asthmatic Children. Epidemiology, 2012; 23(1):55-63.
Illuzzi JL, Bracken MB. Electronic fetal heart rate monitoring and its relationship to neonatal and infant mortality in the United States. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2012;206(2):e5.
Martinussen MP, Risnes KR, Jacobsen GW, Bracken MB. Folic acid supplementation in early pregnancy and asthma in children aged 6 years. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 2012;206(1):72e1-7.
2011
Hutton EK, Hannah ME, Ross SJ, Delisle MF, Carson GD, Windrim R, Ohlsson A, Willan AR, Gafni A, Sylvestre G, Natale R, Barrett Y, Pollard JK, Dunn MS, Turtle P; Early ECV2 Trial Collaborative Group. The Early External Cephalic Version (ECV) 2 Trial: An International Multicentre Randomised Conrolled Trial of Timing of ECV for Breech Pregnancies. BJOG. 2011 Apr;118(5):564-77. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2010.x. Epub 2011 Feb 4.
Murphy KE, Hannah ME, Willan AR, Ohlsson A, Kelly EN, Matthews SG, Saigal S, Asztalos E, Ross S, Delisle MF, Tomat L, Amankwah K, Guselle P, Gafni A, Lee SK, Armson BA; MACS Collaborative Group. Maternal side-effects after multiple courses of antenatal corticosteroids (MACS): the three-month follow-up of women in the randomized controlled trial of MACS for preterm birth study. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada. 33:909-21,2011.
Sordillo JE, Sharma S, Poon A, Lasky-Su J, Belanger K, Milton DK, Bracken MB, Triche EW, Leaderer BP, Gold DR, Litonjua AA. Effects of endotoxin exposure on childhood asthma risk are modified by a genetic polymorphism in ACAA1. BMC Med Genet, 2011 Dec 8; 12:158.
Kordas K, Ardoino G, Ciccariello D, Mañay N, Ettinger AS, Cook CA, Queirolo El. Association of maternal and child blood lead and hemoglobin levels with maternal perceptions of parenting their young children. Neurotoxicology. 2011 Dec;32(6):693-701. (Epub 2011 Sep 8].
Afeiche M, Peterson KE, Sánchez BN, Cantonwine D, Lamadrid-Figueroa H, Schnaas L, Ettinger AS, Hernández-Avila M, Hu H, Tèllez-Rojo MM. Prenatal lead exposure and weight of 0- to 5-year-old children in Mexico City. Environ Health Perspect. 2011 Oct; 119(10):1436-41.
Parker JD, Rich DQ, Glinianaia SV, Leem JH, Wartenberg D, Bell ML, Bonzini M, Brauer M, Darrow L, Gehring U, Gouveia N, Grillo P, Ha E, van den Hooven EH, Jalaludin B, Jesdale BM, Lepeule J, Morello-Frosch R, Morgan GG, Slama R, Pierik FH, Pesatori AC, Sathyanarayana S, Seo J, Strickland M, Tamburic L, Woodruff TJ. The International Collaboration on Air Pollution and Pregnancy Outcomes: Initial Results. Environ Health Perspect. 2011 Jul;119(7):1023-8.
Kordas K, Ettinger AS, Bellinger DC, Schnaas L, Tèllez Rojo MM, Hernández-Avila M, Hu H, Wright RO. A dopamine receptor (DRD2) but not dopamine transporter (DAT1) gene polymorphism is associated with neurocognitive development of Mexican preschool children with lead exposure. J Pediatr. 2011 Oct;159(4):638-43.
Dellavalle CT, Triche EW, Bell ML. Spatial and temporal modeling of daily pollen concentrations. Int J Biometeorol. 2011 Feb 18. [Epub ahead of print].
Zota AR, Schaider LA, Ettinger AS, Wright RO, Shine JP, Spengler JD. Metal sources and exposures in the homes of young children living near a mining-impacted Superfund site. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2011 Sep;21(5):495-505.
Claus Henn B, Schnaas L, Ettinger AS, Schwartz J, Lamadrid-Figueroa H, Hernández-Avila M, Amarasiriwardena C, Hu H, Bellinger DC, Wright RO, Tèllez-Rojo MM. Association of Early Childhood Manganese and Lead Co-exposure with Neurodevelopment. Environ Health Perspect. 2011 Sep 1. [Epub ahead of print]
Archabald K, Lundsberg L, Triche E, Norwitz E, Illuzzi J. Women's prenatal concerns regarding breastfeeding: are they being addressed? J Midwifery Womens Health. 2011 Jan-Feb;56(1):2-7.
Yonkers KA, Gotman N, Smith MV, Forray A, Belaner K, Brunetto WL, Lin H, Burkman RT, Zelop CM, Lockwood CJ. Does Antidepressant Use attenuate the Risk of a Major Depressive Episode in Pregnancy? Epidemiology, 2011 Nov;22(6):848-54.
Zhao L, Bracken MB. Association of CD14-260 (-159) C>T and asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Med Genet., 2011 Jul;12(1)93.
Roy A, Hu H, Bellinger DC, Mukherjee B, Modali R, Nasaruddin K, Schwartz J, Wright RO, Ettinger AS, Palaniapan K, Balakrishnan K. Hemoglobin, lead exposure, and intelligence quotient: effect modification by the DRD2 Taq IA polymorphism. Environ Health Perspect. 2011 Jan;119(1):144-9.
Claus Henn B, Kim J, Wessling-Resnick M, Tellez-Rojo MM, Jayawardene I, Ettinger AS, Hernandez-Avila M, Schwartz J, Christiani DC, Hu H, Wright RO. Associations of iron metabolism genes with blood manganese levels: a population-based study with validation data from animal models. Environ Health. 2011 Nov; 10(1):97.
Barber EL, Lundsberg LS, Belanger K, Pettker CM Funai EF, Illuzzi JL. Indications contributing to the increasing cesarean delivery rate. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2011; 118(1):29-38.
Murk W, Walsh K, Hsu L-I, Zhao L, Bracken MB, DeWan AT. Attempted replication of 50 reported asthma risk genes identifies SNPs in RAD50 as associated with childhood atopic asthma. Human Heredity, 2011; 71:97-105.
Pettigrew MM, Gent JF, Pyles RB, Miller AL, Nokso-Koivisto J, Chonmaitree T. Viral-bacterial interactions and risk of acute otitis media complicating upper respiratory tract infection. J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Nov;49(11):3750-5. Epub 2011 Sep 7.
Bracken MB. Preregistration of epidemiology protocols: a commentary in support. Epidemiology, 2011; 22:135-137.
Triche EW, Lundsberg LS, Wickner P, Belanger K, Leaderer BP, Bracken MB. Association of maternal anemia with increased wheeze and asthma in children. Annals of Allergy Asthma and Immunology, 2011;106(2):131-139.
Walsh KM, Bracken MB. Copy-number variation in the dosage-sensitive 16p11.2 interval accounts for only a small proportion of autism incidence: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Genetics in Medicine, 2011.
Risnes KR, Vatten LJ, Baker JL, Jameson K, Sovio U, Kajantie E, Osler M, Morley R, Jokela M, Painter RC, Sundh V, Jacobsen GW, Eriksson J, Sørensen TIA, Bracken MB. Birthweight and mortality in adulthood: a systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Epidemiology, 2011; 1-15
Murk W, Risnes K, Bracken MB. Prenatal or early life exposure to antibiotics and risk of childhood asthma: a systematic review. Pediatrics, 2011; 127(6):1125-38.
Laufer AS, Metlay JP, Gent JF, Fennie KP, Kong Y, Pettigrew MM. Microbial communities of the upper respiratory tract and otitis media in children. MBio, 2011; 2(1):e00245-10.
Lee HJ, Gent JF, Leaderer BP, Koutrakis P. Spatial and temporal variability of fine particle composition and source types in five cities of Connecticut and Massachusetts. Science of the Total Environment, 2011; 409:2133-2142.
Barber EL, Funai EF, Bracken MB, Illuzzi JL. Interpretation of 2002 Centers for Disease Control guidelines for group B streptococcus and evolving provider practice patterns. Am J Perinatol, 2011; 28(2):97-102
2010
Gent JF, Bell ML. Air Pollution, Population Vulnerability, and Standards for Ambient Air Quality. Am J. Respir Crit Care Med. 2010 Aug 1;182(3):296-7.
Risnes KR, Belanger K, Murk W, Bracken MB. Antibiotic Exposure by 6 Months and Asthma and Allergy at 6 Years: Findings in a cohort of 1,401 US Children. American Journal of Epidemiology, 2010 Dec 29 [Epub ahead of print].
Skene KJ, Gent JF, McKay LA, Belanger K, Leaderer BP, Holford TR. Modeling effects of traffic and landscape characteristics on ambient nitrogen dioxide in Connecticut. Atmospheric Environment, 2010;44:5156-5164.
DeWan AT, Triche EW, Xu X, Hsu L-I, Zhao C, Belanger K, Hellenbrand K, Willis-Owen SAG,Moffatt M, Cookson WOC, Weiss ST, Gauderman WJ, Baurley JW, Gilliland F, Wilk JB, O’Connor GT, Strachan DP, Hoh J, Bracken MB. PDE11A associations with asthma: results of a genome-wide association scan. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology;126: 871-873, 2010.
Archabald K, Lundsberg L, Triche EW, Nowitz E, Illuzzi J. Women's Prenatal Concerns Regarding Breastfeeding: Are they being addressed? Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health; 2011; 56:2-7.
Barber ES, Funai F, Bracken MB, Illuzzi JL. Interpretation of 2002 Center for Disease Control Guidelines for Group B Streptococcus and evolving provider practice patterns. Journal of Perinatology. 2010 Jul 16 [epub ahead of print]
Bell ML, Belanger K, Ebisu K, Gent JF, Lee HJ, Koutrakis P, Leaderer BP. Prenatal Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter and Birth Weight: Variations by Particulate Constituents and Sources . Epidemiology. 2010 Nov 21(6):884-91.
Gent JF, ML Bell. Air pollution, population vulnerability, and US EPA ambient air quality standards. Invited commentary. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2010 Aug 1;182(3):296-7.
Walsh K, Bracken MB, Murk WK, Hoh J, DeWan AT. The association between reduced copy-number at T-cell receptor gamma ( TCRγ) and childhood allergic asthma: a possible role for somatic mosaicism. Mutation Research Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis. 2010 Aug 7;690(1-2):89-94.
Saftlas AF, Triche EW, Beydoun H, Bracken MB. Does chocolate intake during pregnancy reduce the risks of preeclampsia and gestational hypertension? Annals of Epidemiology. 2010; 20:584-591.
Belanger K, Hellenbrand ME, Holford TR, Bracken MB. Effect of pregnancy on maternal asthma symptoms and medication use. Obstet Gynecol. 2010; Mar;115(3):559-67.
Mathias RK, Grant AV, Rafaels N, Hand T, Gao L, Vergara C, Tsai YJ, Yang M, Campbell M, Foster C, Gao P, Togias A, Hansel NH, Diette G, Adkinson NF, Liu MC, Faruque M, Dunston GM, Watson HR, Bracken MB, Hoh J, Maul P, Maul T, Jedlicka AE, Murray T, Hetmanski JB, Ashworth R, Ongaco CM, Hetrick KN, Doheny KF, Pugh EW, Ford J, Eng C, Burchard EG, Sleiman PMA, Hakonarson H, Forno E, Raby BA, Weiss ST, Scott AF, Kabesch M, Liang L, Abecasis G, Moffatt MF, Cookson WOC, Ruczinski I, Beaty TH, Barnes KC. A Genome-Wide Association Study on African-Ancestry Populations for Asthma. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2010;125:336-346.
Allen NB, Holford TR, Bracken MB, Goldstein LB, Howard G, Wang Y, Lichtman JH. Geographic Variation in One-Year Recurrent Ischemic Stroke Rates for Elderly Medicare Beneficiaries in the USA. Neuroepidemiology, 2010;34:123-129
Holford TR, Ebisu K, McKay LA, Gent JF, Triche EW, Bracken MB, Leaderer BP. Integrated Exposure Modeling: A Model Using GIS and GLM. Stat Med. 2010 Jan 15;29(1):116-129.
Laufer AS, Thomas JC, Figueira M, Gent JF, Pelton SI, Pettigrew MM. Capacity of serotype 19A and 15B/C Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates for experimental otitis media: Implications for the conjugate vaccine. Vaccine. 2010 Mar 11;28(12):2450-7. Epub 2010 Jan 10.
Han X, Zheng T, Foss FM, Lan Q, Holford TR, Rothman N, Ma S, Zhang Y. Genetic polymorphisms in the metabolic pathway and non-Hodgkin lymphoma survival. Am J Hematol. 2010 Jan;85(1):51-6.
Holford TR, Ebisu K, McKay LA, Gent JF, Triche EW, Bracken MB, Leaderer BP. Integrated exposure modeling: A model using GIS and GLM. Statistics in Medicine; 2010; 29:116:129.
2009
Gent JF, Bell ML, Belanger K (contributing scientific authors). U.S. EPA. Integrated Science Assessment for Particulate Matter (Final Report). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/R-08/139F, 2009.
Han X, Zheng T, Foss FM, Ma S, Holford TR, Boyle P, Leaderer B, Zhao P, Dai M, Zhang Y. Alcohol consumption and non-Hodgkin lymphoma survival. J Cancer Surviv. 2009 Dec 29.
Lykke JA, Paidas MJ, Damm P, Triche EW, Kuczynski E, Langhoff-Roos J. Preterm delivery and risk of subsequent cardiovascular morbidity and type-II diabetes in the mother. BJOG. 2009 Dec 10. [Epub ahead of print]
Kang EM, Lundsberg L, Illuzzi J, Bracken MB. Association of prenatal exposure to acetaminophen and asthma in children: a prospective study. Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Dec;114(6):1295-306.
Mathias RK, Grant AV, Rafaels N, Hand T, Gao L, Vergara C, Tsai YJ, Yang M, Campbell M, Foster C, Gao P, Togias A, Hansel NH, Diette G, Adkinson NF, Liu MC, Faruque M, Dunston GM, Watson HR, Bracken MB, Hoh J, Maul P, Maul T, Jedlicka AE, Murray T, Hetmanski JB, Ashworth R, Ongaco CM, Hetrick KN, Doheny KF, Pugh EW, Ford J, Eng C, Burchard EG, Sleiman PMA, Hakonarson H, Forno E, Raby BA, Weiss ST, Scott AF, Kabesch M, Liang L, Abecasis G, Moffatt MF, Cookson WOC, Ruczinski I, Beaty TH, Barnes KC. A Genome-Wide Association Study on African-Ancestry Populations for Asthma. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2009 Nov 10. [Epub ahead of print]
Ma S, Zhang Y, Huang J, Han X, Holford T, Lan Q, Rothman N, Boyle P, Zheng T. Identification of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Prognosis Signatures Using the CTGDR Method. Bioinformatics. 2009 Oct 22. [Epub ahead of print]
Zhang Y, Hughes KJ, Zahm SH, Zhang Y, Holford TR, Dai L, Bai Y, Han X, Qin Q, Lan Q, Rothman N, Zhu Y, Leaderer B, Zheng T. Genetic Variations in Xenobiotic Metabolic Pathway Genes, Personal Hair Dye Use, and Risk of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. Am J Epidemiol. 2009 Oct 12.
Kilfoy BA, Zheng T, Lan Q, Han X, Holford T, Hein DW, Qin Q, Leaderer B, Morton LM, Yeager M, Boyle P, Zhao P, Chanock S, Rothman N, Zhang Y. Genetic variation in N-acetyltransferases 1 and 2, cigarette smoking, and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Cancer Causes Control. 2009 Oct 7.
Bundy KW, Gent JF, Beckett W, Bracken MB, Belanger K, Triche EW, Leaderer BP. Household airborne Penicillium associated with peak flow variability in asthmatic children. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2009 Jul;103(1):26-30.
Gent JF, Koutrakis P, Belanger K, Triche E, Holford TR, Bracken MB, Leaderer BP. 2009. Symptoms and Medication Use in Children with Asthma and Traffic-related Sources of Fine Particle Pollution. Environ Health Perspect: 2009 Jul;117(7):1168-74. Epub 2009 Mar 31.
Gent JF, Belanger K, Triche EW, Bracken MB, Beckett WS, Leaderer BP. Association of pediatric asthma severity with exposure to common household dust allergens. Environ. Res. 2009 Aug;109(6):768-74. Epub 2009 May 26.
Yonkers KA, Smith MV, Gotman N, Belanger K. Typical somatic symptoms of pregnancy and their impact on a diagnosis of major depressive disorder. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2009 Jul-Aug;31(4):327-33. Epub 2009 Apr 15.
Lykke JA, Langhoff-Roos J, Sibai BM, Funai EF, Triche EW, Paidas MJ. Hypertensive pregnancy disorders and subsequent cardiovascular morbidity and type 2 diabetes mellitus in the mother. Hypertension. 2009 Jun;53(6):944-51. Epub 2009 May 11.
Battin MR, Thoresen M, Robinson E, Polin RA, Edwards DA,Gunn AJ, Cool CapTrial Group. Does head cooling with mild systemic hypothermia affect requirement for blood pressure support? Pediatrics 2009 Mar;123:1031-6
Rothberg BEG, Bracken MB, Rimm DL. Tissue biomarkers for prognosis in cutaneous melanoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal National Cancer Institute. 2009 Apr 1;101(7):452-74. Epub 2009 Mar 24.
Bracken MB. Why animal studies are often poor predictors of human reactions to exposure. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 102:120-122, 2009.
Spoozak L, Gotman N, Smith MV, Belanger K, Yonkers KA. Evaluation of a social support measure that may indicate risk of depression during pregnancy. J Affect Disord. 2009 Apr;114(1-3):216-23. Epub 2008 Sep 2.
Bracken MB. Why are so many epidemiology associations inflated or wrong? Does poorly conducted animal research suggest implausible hypotheses? Annals of Epidemiology 2009 Mar;102(3):120-2.
Purdue MP, Lan Q, Wang SS, Kricker A, Menashe I, Zheng TZ, Hartge P, Grulich AE, Zhang Y, Morton LM, Vajdic CM, Holford TR, Severson RK, Leaderer BP, Cerhan JR, Yeager M, Cozen W, Jacobs K, Davis S, Rothman N, Chanock SJ, Chatterjee N, Armstrong BK. A pooled investigation of Toll-like receptor gene variants and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Carcinogenesis. 2009 Feb;30(2):275-81. Epub 2008 Nov 24.
Wang R, Zhang Y, Lan Q, Holford TR, Leaderer B, Zahm SH, Boyle P, Dosemeci M, Rothman N, Zhu Y, Qin Q, Zheng T. Occupational exposure to solvents and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in Connecticut women. Am J Epidemiol. 2009 Jan 15;169(2):176-85. Epub 2008 Dec 4.
Koutros S, Baris D, Bell E, Zheng T, Zhang Y, Holford TR, Leaderer BP, Landgren O, Zahm SH. Use of hair colouring products and risk of multiple myeloma among US women. Occup Environ Med. 2009 Jan;66(1):68-70. Epub 2008 Sep 19.
2008
Gent JF, Belanger K. (contributing scientific authors) U.S. EPA. Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen – Health Criteria (Final Report). EPA/600/R-08/071, 2008.
Koutros S, Zhang Y, Zhu Y, Mayne ST, Zahm SH, Holford TR, Leaderer BP, Boyle P, Zheng T. Nutrients contributing to one-carbon metabolism and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma subtypes. Am J Epidemiol. 2008 Feb 1;167(3):287-94. Epub 2007 Nov 6.
Lo AC, Triche EW. Improving gait in multiple sclerosis using robot-assisted, body weight supported treadmill training. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2008 Nov-Dec;22(6):661-71.
Pettigrew MM, Gent JF, Revai K, Patel JA, Chonmaitree T. Microbial interactions during upper respiratory tract infections. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Oct;14(10):1584-91.
St Clair C, Norwitz ER, Woensdregt K, Cackovic M, Shaw JA, Malkus H, Ehrenkranz RA, Illuzzi JL. The Probability of Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome as a Function of Gestational Age and Lecithin/Sphingomyelin Ratio. Am J Perinatol. 2008 Sep 4.
Koutros S, Baris D, Bell E, Zheng T, Zheng Y, Holford TR, Leaderer BP, Landgren O, Hoar Zahm S. Use of Hair Coloring Products and Risk of Multiple Myeloma among U.S. Women. Occup Environ Med. 2008 Sep 19.
Belanger K, Triche EW. Indoor combustion and asthma. Immunol Allergy Clin North Am. 2008 Aug;28(3):507-19.
Furlan JC, Bracken MB, Fehlings MG. Is age a key determinant of mortality and neurological outcome after acute traumatic spinal cord injury? Neurobiol Aging. 2008 Jun 10.
Triche EW, Grosso LM, Belanger K, Darefsky AS, Benowitz NL, Bracken MB. Chocolate consumption in pregnancy and reduced likelihood of preeclampsia. Epidemiology. 2008 May;19(3):459-64.
Grosso LM, Triche E, Benowitz NL, Bracken MB. Prenatal caffeine assessment: fetal and maternal biomarkers or self-reported intake? Ann Epidemiol. 2008 Mar;18(3):172-8.
Koutros S, Zhang Y, Zhu Y, Mayne ST, Zahm SH, Holford TR, Leaderer BP, Boyle P, Zheng T. Nutrients contributing to one-carbon metabolism and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma subtypes. Am J Epidemiol. 2008 Feb 1;167(3):287-94.
Triche EW, Hossein N: Genetic Influences on smoking cessation and relapse in pregnant women. Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 2 008 Feb;28(2):155-60.
Gunn AJ, Wyatt JS, Whitelaw A, Cool Cap Trial Group. Therapeutic hypothermia changes the prognostic value of clinical evaluation of neonatal encephalopathy. Journal of Pediatrics 2008 Jan;152:55-8, 58
Görk AS, Ehrenkranz RA, Bracken MB. Continuous infusion versus intermittent bolus doses of indomethacin for patent ductus arteriosus closure in symptomatic preterm infants. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2008 Jan 23;(1):CD006071. Review.
Bracken MB, DeWan A, Hoh J. Genome Wide Association Studies, In Rebbeck TR, Ambrosone CA, Shields, PG. Fundamentals of Molecular Epidemiology. New York: Taylor and Francis, 2008.
Bracken MB. Why animal studies are often poor predictors of human reactions to exposure. James Lind Library www.jameslindlibrary.org 2008.
2007
Dominici F, RD Peng, K Ebisu, SL Zeger, JM Samet, ML Bell. Does the effect of PM10 on mortality depend on PM nickel and vanadium content? A re-analysis of the NMMAPS data. Environmental Health Perspectives Nov, 2007 115(12), p. 1701-1703.
Kalanithi LE, Illuzzi JL, Nossov VB, Frisbaek Y, Abdel-Razeq S, Copel JA, Norwitz ER. Intrauterine growth restriction and placental location. J Ultrasound Med. 2007 Nov;26(11):1481-9.
Bell ML, JY Kim, F Dominici. Potential confounding of particulate matter on the short-term association between ozone and mortality in multi-site time-series studies. Environmental Health Perspectives 115(11), Nov, 2007 p. 1591-1595.
Bracken MB. Rosiglitazone and cardiovascular risk. N Engl J Med. 2007 Aug 30;357(9):937-8; author reply 939-40.
Hossain N, Shamsi T, Haider S, Soomro N, Khan NH, Memon GU, Farzana T, Ansari S, Triche EW, Kuczynski E, Lockwood CJ, Paidas MJ. Use of recombinant activated factor VII for massive postpartum hemorrhage. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2007 Aug 29;:1-7.
Triche EW, Hossain N. Environmental factors implicated in the causation of adverse pregnancy outcome. Semin Perinatol. 2007 Aug;31(4):240-2. Review.
Wyatt JS, Gluckman PD, Liu PY Cool Cap Trial Group. Determinants of outcomes after head cooling for neonatal encephalopathy. 2007 Jul;120:171-2.
Goyert HF, Frank ME, Gent JF, Hettinger TP. Characteristic component odors emerge from mixtures after selective adaptation. Brain Res Bull. Apr 2;72(1):1-9. Epub 2007 Jan 16. Erratum in: Brain Res Bull. 2007 Jul 12;73(4-6):330.
Bell ML, Ebisu K, Belanger K. Ambient air pollution and low birth weight in Connecticut and Massachusetts. Environmental Health Perspectives, 2007 Jul;115(7):1118-24, 2007.
Bell ML, F Dominici, K Ebisu, SL Zeger, JM Samet. Spatial and temporal variation in PM2.5 chemical composition in the United States for health effects studies. Environmental Health Perspectives July, 2007 115(7), p. 989-995. Supplemental Material.
De Wan A, Bracken MB, Hoh J. Two distinct genetic pathways for age-related macular degeneration. Current Opinion in Genetics and Development, Jun;17(3):228-33. Epub 2007 Apr 27. Review.
Pettigrew MM, Gent JF, Zhu Y, Triche EW, Belanger K, Holford TR, Bracken MB, Leaderer BP. Respiratory symptoms among infants at risk for asthma: association with surfactant protein A haplotypes. BMC Medical Genetics 8:15 (02 Apr 2007).
Silasi DA, Illuzzi JL, Kelly MG, Rutherford TJ, Mor G, Azodi M, Schwartz PE.Carcinosarcoma of the ovary. Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2008 Jan-Feb;18(1):22-9. Epub 2007 Apr 19.
Sanyal MK, Mercan D, Belanger K, Santella RM. DNA adducts in human placenta exposed to ambient environment and passive cigarette smoke during pregnancy. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2007 Apr;79(4):289-94.
Urban G, Vergani P, Tironi R, Ceruti P, Vertemati E, Sala F, Pogliani E, Triche E, Lockwood C, Paidas M. Antithrombotic prophylaxis in multiparous women with preeclampsia or intrauterine growth retardation in antecedent pregnancy. Int J Fertil Womens Med. 2007 Mar-Jun;52(2-3):59-67.
Warnick EM, Bracken MB, Kasl SV. Efficiency of the child behavior checklist and strengths and difficulties questionnaire: a systematic review. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, (OnlineEarly Articles), 2007.
Rogal SS, Poschman K, Belanger K, Howell HB, Smith MV, Medina J, Yonkers KA. Effects of posttraumatic stress disorder on pregnancy outcomes. J Affect Disord. 2007 Sep;102(1-3):137-43. Epub 2007 Feb 8.
Bell ML, R Goldberg, C Hogrefe, PL Kinney, K Knowlton, B Lynn, J Rosenthal, C Rosenzweig, J Patz. Climate change, ambient ozone, and health in 50 U.S. cities. Climatic Change 82(1-2), p. 61-76.
2006
Illuzzi JL, Bracken MB. Duration of intrapartum prophylaxis for neonatal group B streptococcal disease: A systematic review . Obstetrics and Gynecology 108(5):1254-65, 2006.
Kwon H, Triche E, Belanger K, Bracken MB. The epidemiology of asthma during pregnancy: prevalence, diagnosis and symptoms. In Asthma and Rhinitis during Pregnancy, M Schatz (Ed.). Immunol Allergy Clin North Am 26(1):29-62, 2006.
Pettigrew MM, Gent JF, Zhu Y, Triche EW, Belanger KD, Holford TR, Bracken MB, Leaderer BP. Association of surfactant protein A polymorphisms with otitis media in infants at risk for asthma. BMC Medical Genetics 7: 68, 2006.
Bell ML, RD Peng, F Dominici (2006). The exposure-response curve for ozone and risk of mortality and the adequacy of current ozone regulations. Environmental Health Perspectives 114(4), p. 532-536.
Bracken MB . Cotinine and spontaneous abortion: might variations in metabolism play a role? Epidemiology 17: 492-494, 2006.
Kwon H, Belanger K, Holford TR, Bracken MB. Effect of fetal sex on airway lability in pregnant women with asthma. Am J Epidemiol. 2006 Feb 1;163(3):217-21. Epub 2005 Dec 15.
Hardy JR, Leaderer BP, Holford TR, Hall GC, Bracken MB. Safety of medications prescribed before and during early pregnancy in a cohort of 81,975 mothers from the UK General Practice Research Database. Pharmacology and Drug Safety; 2006 Aug;15(8):555-64.
Beckett W, Gent J, Naeher L, Belanger K, Triche E, Bracken MB, Leaderer B. Peak expiratory flow rate variability is not affected by home combustion sources in a group of non-smoking women. Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health, 2006 Jul-Aug;61(4):176-82, 2007.
Triche EW, Gent JF, Holford TR, Belanger K, Bracken MB, Beckett WS, McSharry J-e, Leaderer BP. Low level ozone exposure and respiratory symptoms in infants. Env Health Persp; 2006 Jun; 114(6):911-916.
Grosso LM, Triche EW, Belanger K, Benowitz NL, Holford TR, Bracken MB. Caffeine metabolites in umbilical cord blood, cytochrome P450 1A2 activity and intrauterine growth restriction. Am J Epidemiol; 2006 Jun 1;163(11):1035-41. Epub 2006 Apr 26.
Smith GL, Lichtman JH, Bracken MB, Phillips CO, Capua P, Krumholz HM (2006). Renal impariment and outcomes in heart failure: systematic review and meta-analysis. J Am Coll Cardiology; 47: 1987-1996.
Bloch MH, Landeros-Weisenberger A, Kelmendi B, Coric V, Bracken MB, Leckman JF. Antipsychotic augmentation with treatment refractory obsessive compulsive disorder: a systematic review. Molecular Psychiatry; 2006; 7:622-632.
Gould-Rothberg BE, Bracken MB. E-cadherin immunohistochemical expression as a prognostic factor in infiltrating ductal carcinoma of the breast: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment; 2006 Jun 22.
Dominici F, RD Peng, ML Bell, L Pham, A McDermott, SL Zeger, JM Samet. Fine particulate air pollution and hospital admission for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. Journal of the American Medical Association March, 2006 295(10), p. 1127-1134.
Bell ML, Davis DL, Gouveia N, Borja-Aburto VH, Cifuentes LA. The avoidable health effects of air pollution in three Latin American cities: Santiago, Sao Paulo , and Mexico City. Environ Res. 2006 Mar;100(3):431-440. Epub 2005 Sep 19.
National Institutes of Health State-of–the Science Conference Statement ( Bracken MB member): Cesarean Delivery on Maternal Request. Obstetrics and Gynecology 107: 1386-1397, 2006.
Belanger K, Gent JG, Triche EW, Bracken MB, Leaderer BP. Association of indoor nitrogen dioxide exposure with respiratory symptoms in asthmatic children. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2006 Feb 1;173(3):297-303. Epub 2005 Oct 27.
Bell ML. The use of ambient air quality modeling to estimate individual and population exposure for human health research: a case study of ozone in the Northern Georgia region of the United States. Environment International 32(5), p. 586-593.
Beydoun H, Saftlas AF, Harland K, Triche E. Combining conditional and unconditional recruitment incentives could facilitate telephone tracing in surveys of post-partum women. J Clin Epidemiol.;9,(7):732-738, 2006
2005
Bracken MB. CRASH (Corticosteroid Randomization after Significant Head Injury Trial):
landmark and storm warning.
Neurosurgery. 2005 Dec;57(6):1300-2; discussion 1300-2.
Gluckman PD, Wyatt JS, Azzopardi D, et al. CoolCap Study Group. Selective head cooling with mild systemic hypothermia after neonatal encephalopathy: multicentre randomised trial. Lancet. 365:663-70, 2005.
Triche EW, Belanger K, Hellenbrand K, Bracken MB, Beckett WS, Holford TR, Gent JF, McSharry J-e, Leaderer BP. Indoor heating sources and respiratory symptoms in nonsmoking women. Epidemiology.16:377-84, 2005.
Litonjua AA, Belanger K, Celedón JC, Milton DK, Bracken MB, Kraft P, Triche EW, Weiss ST, Leaderer BP, Gold DR. Polymorphisms in the 5’ region of the CD14 gene are associated with eczema in young children. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 115:1056-62, 2005.
Klein RJ, Zeiss C, Chew EY, Tsai J, Sackler RR, Haynes C, Henning AK, SanGiovanni JP, Mane SM, Mayne ST, Bracken MB, Ferris FL, Ott J, Barnstable C, Hoh J. Complement factor H polymorphism in age-related macular degeneration. Science. 308:385-9, 2005.
Saftlas AF, Beydoun H, Triche EW. Immunogenetic determinants of preeclampsia and related pregnancy disorders: A systematic review. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 106(1):162-172, 2005.
Bell ML, Dominici F, Samet JM. A meta-analysis of time-series studies of ozone and mortality with comparison to the national morbidity, mortality, and air pollution study. Epidemiology 16(4):436-445, 2005.
Jarvis DL, Leaderer BP, Chinn S, Burney PG. Indoor nitrous acid and respiratory symptoms and lung function in adults. Thorax. 2005 Jun;60(6):474-9.
Lioy P, Leaderer B, Graham J, Lebret E, Sheldon L, Needham L, Pellizzari E, Lebowitz M. The Major Themes from the Plenary Panel Session of the International Society of Exposure Analysis -- 2004 Annual Meeting on: The Application of Exposure Assessment to Environmental Health Science and Public Policy -- What has been Accomplished and What Needs to Happen before Our 25th Anniversary in 2014. J Expo Anal Environ Epidemiol. 2005 Mar;15(2):121-2.
CRASH trial collaborators. Final results of MRC CRASH, a randomized placebo-controlled trial of intravenous corticosteroid in adults with head injury - outcomes at 6 months. Lancet. 365:1957-59, 2005.
Grosso LM, Bracken MB. Caffeine metabolism, genetics and perinatal outcomes: a review of exposure assessment considerations during pregnancy. Annals of Epidemiology. 15:460-466, 2005.
Bracken MB. Genomic epidemiology of complex disease: the need for an electronic evidence-based approach to research synthesis. Am J Epidemiol. 162:297-301, 2005.
Huang Y, F Dominici, ML Bell. Bayesian hierarchical distributed lag models for summer ozone exposure and mortality.Environmetrics 16(5), p. 547-562.
Bell ML, BF Hobbs, H Ellis. Metrics matter: conflicting air quality rankings from different indices of air pollution. Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association 55(1), p. 97-106.
Taji K, JK Levy, J Hartmann, ML Bell, RM Anderson, BF Hobbs, T Feglar. Identifying potential repositories for radioactive waste: multiple criteria decision analysis and critical infrastructure systems. International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Systems 1(4), p. 404-422.
Bell ML, MS O’Neill, LA Cifuentes, AL Braga, C Green, A Nweke, J Rogat, K Sibold. Challenges and recommendations for the study of socioeconomic factors and air pollution health effects: an international symposium. Environmental Science and Policy 8(5), p. 525-533.
2004
Zheng T, Holford TR, Leaderer B, Zhang Y, Zahm SH, Flynn S, Tallini G, Zhang B, Zhou K, Owens PH, Lan Q, Rothman N, Boyle P. Diet and Nutrient Intakes and Risk of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in Connecticut Women. Am J Epidemiol. 159:454-66, 2004.
Zhang Y, Holford TR, Leaderer B, Boyle P, Zahm SH, Flynn S, Tallini G, Owens PH, Zheng T. Hair-coloring product use and risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: a population-based case-control study in Connecticut. Am J Epidemiol. 159:148-54, 2004.
Zhang Y, Holford TR, Leaderer B, Zahm SH, Boyle P, Morton LM, Zhang B, Zou K, Flynn S, Tallini G, Owens PH, Zheng T. Prior Medical Conditions and Medication use and Risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in Connecticut United States Women. Cancer Causes Control, 2004. 15:419-28.
van Strien RT, Gent J, Belanger K, Triche E, Bracken MB, Leaderer BP. Exposure to NO2 and nitrous acid and respiratory symptoms in the first year of life. Epidemiology, 2004. 15:471-478.
van Strien RT, Gehring U, Belanger K, Triche E, Gent J, Bracken MB, Leaderer BP. The influence of air conditioning, humidity, temperature and other household characteristics on mite allergen concentrations in the Northeastern United States. Allergy, 2004. 59:645-52.
Triche EW, Saftlas AF, Belanger K, Leaderer BP, Bracken MB. Association of asthma diagnosis, severity, symptoms, and treatment with risk of preeclampsia. Obstet Gynecol, 2004. 104:585-93.
Saftlas AF, Logsden-Sackett N, Wang W, Woolson RF, Bracken MB. Work, leisure time physical activity and risk of preeclampsia. Am J Epidemiol, 2004. 160:758-765.
Bell ML, McDermott A, Zeger SL, Samet JM, Dominici F. Ozone and short term mortality in 95 US urban communities, 1987-2000. JAMA 292(19):2372-2378, 2004.
Saftlas AF, Waldschmidt M, Logsden-Sackett N, Triche E, Field E. Optimizing buccall cell DNA yields in mothers and infants for Human Leukocyte Antigen genotyping. Am J Epidemiol, 2004. 160:77-84.
Pound P, Ebrahim S, Sandercock P, Bracken MB, Roberts I. Revewing Animal Trials Systematically (RATS) Group. Where is the evdience that animal research benefits humans? BMJ, 2004. 328:514-7.
Pettigrew M, Gent JF, Triche EW, Belanger KD, Bracken MB, Leaderer BP. Association of early-onset otitis media in infants and exposure to household mold. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, 2004. 18:441-7.
Pettigrew M, Gent J, Belanger K, Triche E, Bracken MB, Leaderer BP. Infant otitis media and the use of secondary heating sources. Epidemiology, 2004. 15:13-20.
Paidas MP, Ku D-H, Triche EW, Lockwood C, Arkel Y. Does heparin therapy improve pregnancy outcome in patients with thrombophilias? Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 2004. 2:1194-95.
Morton LM, Engels EA, Holford TR, Leaderer B, Zhang Y, Zahm SH, Boyle P, Zhang B, Flynn S, Tallini G, Owens PH, Zheng T. Hepatitis C virus and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma: a population-based case-control study among Connecticut women. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev, 2004. 13:425-30.
Kwon H, Belanger K, Bracken MB. Effect of pregnancy and stage of pregnancy on asthma severity: a systematic review. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2004. 190:1201-10.
Horbar JD, Carpenter JH, Buzas J, Soll RF, Suresh G, Bracken MB, Leviton LC, Plsek PE, Sinclair JC. Collaborative quality improvement to promote evidence based surfactant for preterm infants: a cluster randomized trial. BMJ, 2004. 329:1004-1011.
Horbar JD, Carpenter JH, Buzas J, Soll RF, Suresh G, Bracken MB, Leviton LC, Plsek PE, Sinclair JC. Timing of initial surfactant treatment for infants 23 to 29 weeks gestation: is routine practice evidence-based? Pediatrics, 2004. 113:1593-602.
Hardy JR, Holford TR, Hall GC, Bracken MB. Strategies for identifying pregnancies in the automated medical records of the General Practice Research Database. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 2004. 13:749-759.
Grosso L, Triche EW, Bracken MB. Letter to Editor: Regarding "An unexpected distribution of sodium concentration in serum specimens stored for more than 30 years". Annals of Epidemiology, 2004. 14:77-78.
Gehring U, Triche E, van Strien RT, Belanger K, Holford T, Gold DR, Jankun T, Ren P, McSharry J-e, Beckett WS, Platts-Mills TAE, Chapman MD, Bracken MB, Leaderer B. Prediction of residential pet and cockroach allergen levels using questionnaire information. Environ Health Perspect, 2004. 112:834-839.
Bracken MB, Triche EW. Asthma during pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol, 2004. 103:1001-2.
Bell ML, H Ellis. Sensitivity analysis of tropospheric ozone to modified emissions for the Mid-Atlantic Region. Atmospheric Environment 38, p. 1879-1889.
Bell ML, F Dominici, JM Samet. Time-series studies of particulate matter. Annual Review of Public Health 25, p. 247-280.
Bell ML, DL Davis, T Fletcher. A retrospective assessment of mortality from the London smog episode of 1952: the role of influenza, temperature, and pollution. Environmental Health Perspectives 112(1), p. 6-8.
2003
Triche E, Belanger K, Hellenbrand K, Bracken MB, Leaderer BP. Exposure to allergens and IgE sensitization in at-risk children. 13th Annual Conference of the International Society of
Exposure Analysis. Stresa, Italy, September 21-25, 2003:313.
Belanger K, Triche E, Gent J, Bracken MB, Leaderer BP. Indoor and outdoor sources of nitrogen dioxide in homes of asthmatic children. 13th Annual Conference of the International Society of Exposure Analysis. Stresa, Italy, September 21-25, 2003:310.
van Strien RT, Gent J, Belanger K, Triche E, Bracken MB, Leaderer BP. NO2 and nitrous acid: Differential gender effects on respiratory symptoms in the first year of life. Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 2003. 167:A20.
van Strien RT, Belanger K, Triche E, Gehring U, Bracken MB, Leaderer BP. Prevalence of respiratory symptoms during the first year of life and combined exposure to indoor NO2 and indoor allergens. J Allergy Clin Immunol, 2003. 111:abstr 820.
Sinclair JC, Haughton D, Bracken MB, Horbar J, Soll R. Cochrane neonatal systematic reviews: a survey of the evidence for neonatal therapies. In, Evidence-Based Medicine. Clinics of Perinatology, 2003. 30:285-304.
Rose D, Mannino DM, Leaderer BP. Asthma prevalence in US adults, 1998 - 2000: Puerto Rican ethnicity, behavioral and environmental factors. Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 2003. 167:A36.
Morton LM, Holford TR, Leaderer B, Zhang Y, Zahm SH, Boyle P, Flynn S, Tallini G, Owens PH, Zhang B, Zheng T. Alcohol use and risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma among Connecticut women (United States). Cancer Causes Control, 2003. 14:687-94.
Morton LM, Holford TR, Leaderer B, Boyle P, Zahm SH, Zhang Y, Flynn S, Tallini G, Zhang B, Owens PH, Zheng T. Cigarette smoking and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma subtypes among women. Br J Cancer, 2003. 89:2087-92.
Kwon HL, Belanger K, Bracken MB. Asthma prevalence among pregnant and childbearing-aged women in the United States: Estimates from National Health surveys. Annals of Epidemiology, 2003. 13:317-324.
Katz DL, Williams A-l, Girard C, Goodman J, Comerford B, Behrman A, Bracken MB. The evidence base for complimentary and alternative medicine: methods of evidence mapping with application to CAM. Alternative Therapies, 2003. 9:22-30.
Higgins M, Bailar JC, 3rd, Brauer M, Brunekreef B, Clayton D, Feinleib M, Leaderer B, Smith RL. Commentary: health review committee. J Toxicol Environ Health A, 2003. 66:1655-87.
Gent JF, Belanger K, Triche EW, Holford TR, Bracken MB, Leaderer BP. Women's peak expiratory flow rate variability is not affected by home combustion sources. Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 2003. 167:A501.
Gent JF, Triche EW, Holford TR, Belanger K, Bracken MB, Beckett WS, Leaderer BP. Association of low-level ozone and fine particles with respiratory symptoms in children with asthma. Journal of the American Medical Association, 2003. 290:1859-1867.
Bracken MB. The first epidemiologic text. American Journal of Epidemiology, 2003. 157:855-856.
Bracken MB, Triche EW, Belanger K, Hellenbrand K, Saftlas A, Beckett WS, Leaderer BP. Asthma symptoms, severity, and drug therapy: a prospective study of effects on 2205 pregnancies. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2003. 102:739-52.
Bracken MB, Triche E, Belanger K, Hellenbrand K, Leaderer BP. Association of maternal caffeine consumption with decrements in fetal growth. American Journal of Epidemiology, 2003. 157:456-466.
Belanger K, Beckett W, Triche E, Bracken MB, Holford TR, Ren P, McSharry J-E, Gold DR, Platts-Mills TAE, Leaderer BP. Symptoms of wheeze and persistent cough in the first year of life: associations with indoor allergens, air contaminants and maternal history of asthma. American Journal of Epidemiology, 2003. 158:195-202.
Beckett WS, Gent J, Belanger K, Triche E, Naeher L, Bracken MB, Leaderer BP. Women's peak expiratory flow rate variability is not affected by home combustion sources. Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 2003. 167:A501.
2002
Bracken MB. Steroid and spinal cord injury. A Cochrane Systematic Review. Cochrane Library, 2002, Spring.
Zheng T, Niu S, Lu B, Fan X, Sun F, Wang J, Zhang Y, Owens P, Hao L, Li Y, Leaderer B. A population-based case-control study of childhood asthma in Zunyi county, Beijing, China. Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 2002. 165:A126.
Zheng T, Niu S, Lu B, Fan X, Sun F, Wang J, Zhang Y, Owens P, Hao L, Li Y, Leaderer BP. Childhood Asthma in Beijing, China: A Population-Based Case-Control Study. American Journal of Epidemiology, 2002. 156:977-983.
Triche EW, Belanger K, Beckett W, Bracken MB, Holford T, Jankun T, McSharry J-e, Leaderer BP. Association between indoor heating and cooking sources and respiratory symptoms in infants. Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 2002. 165:A676.
Triche EW, Belanger K, Gent JF, Beckett W, Holford T, Bracken MB, Leaderer BP. Association between indoor heating sources and winter episodes of respiratory symptoms in nonsmoking women. Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 2002. 165:A676.
Triche E, Belanger K, Beckett W, Bracken MB, Holford TR, Gent J, Jankun T, McSharry J-E, Leaderer B. Infant respiratory symptoms associated with indoor heating sources. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2002. 166:1105-1111.
Ren P, Gent JF, Belanger K, Triche EW, Bracken MB, Hellenbrand K, McSharry J-e, Leaderer BP. Mold levels inside and outside the homes of children with asthma in Southern New England. Epidemiology, 2002. 13:S143.
Ren P, Jankun TM, Leaderer BP. Prevalence of house dust mites, cat and dog allergens in homes in one Northeast American county. 9th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, 2002. IV:758-763.
Ortega AN, Gergen PJ, Paltiel AD, Bauchner H, Belanger K, Leaderer BP. Impact of site of care, race, and Hispanic ethnicity on medication use for childhood asthma. Pediatrics, 2002. 109:E1.
Narayan RK, Michel ME, Ansell B, Baethmann A, Biegon A, Bracken MB, Bullock MR, Choi SC, Clifton GL, Contant CF, Coplin WM, Dietrich WD, Ghajar J, Grady SM, Grossman RG, Hall ED, Heetderks W, Hovda DA, Jallo J, Katz RL, Knoller N, Kochanek PM, Maas AI, Majde J, Marion DW, Marmarou A, Marshall LF, McIntosh TK, Miller E, Mohberg N, Muizelaar JP, Pitts LH, Quinn P, Riesenfeld G, Robertson CS, Strauss KI, Teasdale G, Temkin N, Tuma R, Wade C, Walker MD, Weinrich M, Whyte J, Wilberger J, Young AB, Yurkewicz L. Clinical trials in head injury. J Neurotrauma, 2002. 19:503-57.
Lee K, Xue J, Geyh AS, Ozkaynak H, Leaderer BP, Weschler CJ, Spengler JD. Nitrous Acid, Nitrogen Dioxide, and Ozone Concentrations in Residential Environments. Environmental Health Perspectives, 2002. 110:145-150.
Leaderer BP, Triche E, Belanger K, Holford T, Kim Y, Jankun T, Ren P, McSharry J-e, Bracken MB. Predictors of elevated levels of dust mite, cockroach, cat and dog allergens in the bedding of infants and asthmatic children. Epidemiology, 2002. 13:S146.
Leaderer BP, Triche E, Belanger K, Holford T, Jankun T, Ren P, Beckett W, Bracken M. Household characteristics and dust allergen concentrations in asthmatic homes. Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 2002. 165:A677.
Leaderer BP, Belanger K, Triche E, Holford T, Gold DR, Young K, Jankun TM, Ren P, McSharry J-E, Platts-Mills TAE, Chapman MD, Bracken MB. Dust mite, cockroach, cat and dog allergen concentrations in homes of asthmatic children in northeastern US: impact of socioeconomic factors and population density. Environmental Health Perspectives, 2002. 110:419-425.
Holford TR, McKay L, Belanger K, Triche EW, Gent J, Bracken MB, Leaderer BP. The association between residential distance from a highway or interstate and severity of asthma symptoms. Epidemiology, 2002. 13:S155.
Gent JF, Belanger K, Triche EW, Holford TR, Bracken MB, Leaderer BP. Association of summer ozone levels with daily respiratory symptoms and bronchodilator use among children with asthma. Epidemiology, 2002. 13:S155.
Gent JF, Belanger K, Triche E, Ren P, Bracken MB, Leaderer BP. Levels of household mold associated with respiratory symptoms in the first year of life in a cohort at risk for asthma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 2002. 165:A679.
Gent JF, Ren P, Belanger K, Triche E, Bracken MB. Levels of household mold associated with respiratory symptoms in the first year of life in a cohort at risk for asthma. Environmental Health Perspectives, 2002. 110:A781-786.
Bracken MB, Triche E, Belanger K, Hellenbrand K, Leaderer B. Reproductive outcomes in asthmatic women: A prospective study of 2379 pregnancies. Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 2002. 165:A1226.
Bracken MB. Steroids for acute spinal cord injury. Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2002. 3:CD001046.
Bracken MB. Methylprednisolone and acute spinal cord injury. Journal of Neurosurgery Spine, 2002. 96:140-141.
Bracken MB, Belanger K, Cookson WO, Triche E, Christiani DC, Leaderer BP. Genetic and perinatal risk factors for asthma onset and severity. Epidemiologic Reviews, 2002. 24:176-189.
Bracken MB. Clinical trials in head injury: a call for larger simpler trials. Journal of Neurotrauma, 2002. 19:532-536.
Bracken MB, Holford TR. Reply to Dr. Benzel. Journal of Neurosurgery, 2002. 95:257-258.
Bracken MB, Holford TR. Neurological and functional status one year after acute spinal cord injury: estimates of functional recovery in NASCIS 2 from results modeled in NASCIS 3. Journal of Neurosurgery, 2002. 96:259-266.
Bracken MB, Eisenberg HM, Herr DL, Hitchon PW, Holford TR, Marshall LF, Perot PL, Piepmeier J, Wagner F, Walker MW, Wilberger JE, Winn HR, Young W. Commentary on: Guidelines for Management of Acute Cervical Spinal Injuries. Neurosurgery, 2002. 50:S xiv-S xix.
Bracken MB, Triche E, Grosso L, Hellenbrand K, Belanger K, Leaderer B. Heterogeneity in assessing self-reports of caffeine exposure: Implications for studies of health effects. Epidemiology, 2002. 13:165-171.
Belanger K, Beckett W, Gent J, Triche E, Leaderer BP. Infant eczema: Association with ethnicity and feeding practices. Ann Epidemiol, 2002. 12:498.
Belanger K, Shi J, Triche EW, Gent JF, Bracken MB, Leaderer BP. Reliability of indoor allergen measurements repeated after three years in homes in Connecticut and Massachusetts. Epidemiology, 2002. 13:S145.
Belanger K, Triche EW, Leaderer BP, Hellenbrand K, Bracken MB. Asthma treatment during pregnancy: Are national guidelines being met? Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 2002. 165:A318.
Beckett W, Belanger K, Triche E, Bracken M, Ortega A, Gergen P, Leaderer B. Ethnic variation in asthma diagnosis by age two in children with comparable symptoms. Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 2002. 165:A739.
2001
von Maffei J, Beckett WS, Belanger K, Triche E, Zhang H, Machung J, Leaderer B. Risk factors for asthma prevalence among urban and non-urban African American children. Journal of Asthma, 2001. 38:555-564.
Ren P, Jankun TM, Belanger K, Bracken MB, Leaderer BP. The relation between fungal propagules in indoor air and home characteristics. Allergy, 2001. 56:419-424.
Ortega AN, Belanger KD, Paltiel AD, Horwitz SM, Bracken MB, Leaderer BP. Use of health services by insurance status among children with asthma. Medical care, 2001. 39:1065-1074.
Ortega AN, Belanger KD, Bracken MB, Leaderer BP. A childhood asthma severity scale: Symptoms, Medications, and health care visits. Annals of Allergy Asthma and Immunology, 2001. 86:405-413.
Naeher LP, Smith KR, Leaderer BP, Neufeld L, Mage DT. Carbon monoxide as a tracer for assessing exposures to particulate matter in wood and gas cookstove households of highland Guatemala. Environ Sci Technol, 2001. 35:575-81.
Grosso LM, Rosenberg KD, Belanger K, Saftlas AF, Leaderer B, Bracken MB. Maternal caffeine intake and intrauterine growth retardation. Epidemiology, 2001. 11:447-455.
Fehlings MG, Bracken MB. Summary statement: the Sygen (GM-1 Ganglioside) clinical trial in acute spinal cord injury. Spine, 2001. 26:S99-S100.
Bracken MB. Methylprednisolone and acute spinal cord injury: an update of the randomized evidence. Spine, 2001. 26:S47-54.
Bracken MB. Toward systematic reviews in epidemiology. International Journal of Epidemiology, 2001. 30:954-957.
Bracken MB. Methylprednisolone and acute spinal cord injury. Journal of Trauma, 2001. 51:421-422.
Bracken MB. On stratification, minimization and protection against types I and II error. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 2001. 54:104-105.
Bracken MB. High dose methylprednisolone must be given for 24 to 48 hours after spinal cord injury. British Medical Journal, 2001. 32:862-863.
Bracken MB. Methylprednisolone and acute spinal cord injury: an update of the randomized evidence. Spine, 2001. 26:S47-S54.
Bracken MB. Congress of Epidemiology 2001: personal reflections on a unique professional moment. Annals of Epidemiology, 2001. 11:519-521.
2000
Zhang H, Triche E, Leaderer B. Model for the analysis of binary time series of respiratory symptoms. American Journal of Epidemiology, 2000. 151:1206-15.
The Neonatal Inhaled Nitric Oxide Study Group. Inhaled nitric oxide in term and near-term infants: neurodevelopment follow-up of the neonatal inhaled nitric oxide study group (NINOS). Journal of Pediatrics, 2000. 136:611-617.
Shah N, Bracken MB. A systematic review and meta-analysis on the association between maternal cigarette smoking and pre-term delivery. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2000. 182:465-472.
Saftlas A, Wang W, Risch H, Woolson R, Hsu C, Bracken M. Prepregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain as risk factors for preeclampsia and transient hypertension. Ann Epidemiol, 2000. 10:475.
Sadler L, McCowan L, North R, White H, Stewart A, Bracken MB. Pregnancy outcomes and cardiac complications in women with mechanical, bioprosthetic and homograft valves. British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2000. 107:245-253.
Naeher LP, Leaderer BP, Smith KR. Particulate matter and carbon monoxide in highland Guatemala: indoor and outdoor levels from traditional and improved wood stoves and gas stoves. Indoor Air 2000, 2000. 10:200-5.
Naeher LP, Smith KR, Leaderer BP, Mage D, Grajeda R. Indoor and outdoor PM2.5 and CO in high- and low-density Guatemalan villages. Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology, 2000. 10:544-551.
Hannah ME, Hannah WJ, Hewson SA, Hodnett ED, Saigal S, Willan AR for the Term Breech Trial Collaborative Group. Planned cesarean section versus planned vaginal birth for breech presentation at term: a randomized multicenter trial. The Lancet, 2000. 356:1375-1383.
Foster HW, Wu L, Bracken MB, Semenya K, Thomas J, Thomas J. Intergenerational effects of high socioeconomic status on low birthweight and preterm birth in African Americans. Journal of the National Medical Association, 2000. 92:213-221.
Eras JL, Saftlas AF, Triche E, Hsu C-D, Risch HA, Bracken MB. Abortion and its effect on risk of preeclampsia and transient hypertension. Epidemiology, 2000. 11:36-43.
Brunekreef B, Leaderer BP, van Strien R, Oldenwening M, Smit HA, Koopman L, Kerkhof M. Using nicotine measurements and parental reports to assess indoor air: the PIAMA birth cohort study. Prevention and Incidence of Asthma and Mite Allergy. Epidemiology, 2000. 11:350-2.
Bracken MB. Pharmacological interventions for acute spinal cord injury. Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2000. 2:CD001046.
Bracken MB. The use of methylprednisolone. Journal of Neurosurgery Spine, 2000. 93:340-1.
Bracken MB. Methylprednisolone and spinal cord injury. Journal of Neurosurgery, 2000. 93:175-179.
Bracken MB, Aldrich EF, Herr DL, Hitchon PW, Holford TR, Marshall LF, Nockel RP, Pascale V, Shepard MJ, Sonntag VKH, Winn HR, Young W. Clinical measurement, statistical analysis and risk-benefit: controversies from trials of spinal injury. Journal of Trauma Injury Infection and Critical Care, 2000. 48:558-561.
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