M W Higgins

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1 Environmental epidemiology. IV. Chronic respiratory disease in an industrial town: a nine-year follow-up study. Preliminary report. Am J Public Health Nations Health 1968 3.33
2 Office spirometry for lung health assessment in adults: A consensus statement from the National Lung Health Education Program. Chest 2000 3.12
3 Seven measures of ventilatory lung function. Population values and a comparison of their ability to discriminate between persons with and without chronic respiratory symptoms and disease, Tecumseh, Michigan. Am Rev Respir Dis 1973 1.88
4 Breathlessness, chronic bronchitis and reduced pulmonary function as predictors of cardiovascular disease mortality among men in England, Scotland and the United States. Int J Epidemiol 1989 1.68
5 Epidemiology of asthma and allergic rhinitis in a total community, Tecumseh, Michigan. IV. Natural history. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1974 1.66
6 Passive smoking in childhood. Respiratory conditions and pulmonary function in Tecumseh, Michigan. Am Rev Respir Dis 1986 1.65
7 Prevalence and correlates of respiratory symptoms and disease in the elderly. Cardiovascular Health Study. Chest 1994 1.51
8 Epidemiology of asthma and allergic rhinitis in a total community, Tecumseh, Michigan. 3. Second survey of the community. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1974 1.48
9 Predictors of mortality in the adult population of Tecumseh. Arch Environ Health 1970 1.45
10 Characteristics of smokers and nonsmokers in Tecumseh, Michigan. II. The distribution of selected physical measurements and physiologic variables and the prevalence of certain diseases in smokers and nonsmokers. Am J Epidemiol 1967 1.43
11 Median age at onset of asthma and allergic rhinitis in Tecumseh, Michigan. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1976 1.37
12 Dietary n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and smoking-related chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study Investigators. N Engl J Med 1994 1.36
13 The accuracy of reports of weight: children's recall of their parents' weights 15 years earlier. Int J Obes 1983 1.29
14 Smoking, socioeconomic status, and chronic respiratory disease. Am Rev Respir Dis 1977 1.23
15 Chronic nonspecific respiratory disease in Berlin, New Hampshire, 1961 to 1967. A follow-up study. Am Rev Respir Dis 1973 1.18
16 An index of risk for obstructive airways disease. Am Rev Respir Dis 1982 1.17
17 The Framingham Heart Study: review of epidemiological design and data, limitations and prospects. Prog Clin Biol Res 1984 1.13
18 Studies of blood pressure in Tecumseh, Michigan. II. Antecedents in childhood of high blood pressure in young adults. Hypertension 1980 1.09
19 Environmental and genetic sources of familial aggregation of blood pressure in Tecumseh, Michigan. Am J Epidemiol 1984 1.07
20 Chronic nonspecific respiratory disease, Berlin, New Hampshire, 1961-1967: a cross-sectional study. Am Rev Respir Dis 1971 1.07
21 Characteristics of smokers and nonsmokers in Tecumseh, Michigan. I. The distribution of smoking habits in persons and families and their relationship to social characteristics. Am J Epidemiol 1967 1.02
22 Chronic respiratory disease in mining communities in Marion County, West Virginia. Br J Ind Med 1968 1.01
23 The Tecumseh study of respiratory illness. VIII. Acute infection in chronic respiratory disease and comparison groups. Am Rev Respir Dis 1975 0.97
24 Risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Collaborative assessment of the validity of the Tecumseh index of risk. Am Rev Respir Dis 1984 0.94
25 Obesity and coronary heart disease. Curr Opin Lipidol 1996 0.89
26 Does dietary vitamin A protect against airway obstruction? The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study Investigators. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1994 0.87
27 Initiation of cigarette smoking in children and adolescents of Tecumseh, Michigan. Am J Epidemiol 1989 0.86
28 Genetic and environmental sources of familial aggregation of body mass in Tecumseh, Michigan. Hum Biol 1984 0.86
29 Cardiovascular risk factors and obesity: are baseline levels of blood pressure, glucose, cholesterol and uric acid elevated prior to weight gain? J Chronic Dis 1985 0.86
30 NHLBI workshop summary. Research needs and opportunities related to respiratory health of women. Am Rev Respir Dis 1992 0.86
31 Office spirometry for lung health assessment in adults: a consensus statement from the National Lung Health Education Program. Respir Care 2000 0.85
32 Electrocardiographic patterns in persons with bronchitis and without bronchitis in Tecumseh. Am Rev Respir Dis 1971 0.85
33 Coronary disease in mining communities in Marion County, West Virginia. J Chronic Dis 1969 0.81
34 Coronary disease in Staveley, Derbyshire with an international comparison with three towns in Marion county, West Virginia. J Chronic Dis 1972 0.80
35 Mortality from chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and asthma in France, 1969-1983. Comparisons with the United States and Canada. Chest 1990 0.80
36 Health and other characteristics of employed women and homemakers in Tecumseh, 1959-1978. II. Prevalence of respiratory and cardiovascular symptoms and illnesses, mortality rates and physical and physiological measurements. Women Health 1990 0.79
37 Health and other characteristics of employed women and homemakers in Tecumseh, 1959-1978. I. Demographic characteristics, smoking habits, alcohol consumption, and pregnancy outcomes and conditions. Women Health 1990 0.79
38 Sulfur oxides and suspended particulates, possible effects of chronic exposure. Arch Environ Health 1973 0.79
39 Chronic airways disease in the United States. Trends and determinants. Chest 1989 0.79
40 Effects of cooking fuels on lung function in nonsmoking women. Arch Environ Health 1983 0.78
41 Familial resemblance for hostility: the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Family Heart Study. Psychosom Med 2000 0.77
42 Rheumatism in mining communities in Marion County, West Virginia. Am J Epidemiol 1969 0.76
43 The Tecumseh Community Health Study. Prog Clin Biol Res 1984 0.76
44 Smoking and chronic respiratory disease: finding in surveys carried out in 1957 and 1966 in Staveley in Derbyshire, England. Chest 1971 0.75
45 Susceptibility to respiratory conditions. Am J Public Health 1989 0.75
46 Re: revisiting epidemiological key studies on occupational diesel exhaust exposure and lung cancer in truck drivers. Inhal Toxicol 1999 0.75
47 Major demographic and epidemiologic trends affecting adult cardiology. J Am Coll Cardiol 1988 0.75
48 The relationship of parental longevity to ventilatory function and prevalence of chronic nonspecific respiratory disease among sons. Am Rev Respir Dis 1970 0.75
49 Diagnosis of cardiovascular disease in elderly populations. Vital Health Stat 5 1991 0.75
50 Obsidian hydration dating applied to basaltic volcanic activity. Science 1972 0.75
51 Conducting clinical trials. Am Rev Respir Dis 1980 0.75
52 Smoking habits, chronic bronchitis and shortness of breath and physical fitness. Med Sci Sports 1972 0.75
53 Comparison of respiratory symptoms and pulmonary function between two communities; Tecumseh (US) and Bordeaux (France). Rev Epidemiol Sante Publique 1991 0.75