Published in Am J Public Health on March 29, 2006
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Cirrhosis as a risk factor for sepsis and death: analysis of the National Hospital Discharge Survey. Chest (2003) 1.68
Self-reported asthma and health-related quality of life: findings from the behavioral risk factor surveillance system. Chest (2003) 1.67
Association of indoor nitrogen dioxide exposure with respiratory symptoms in children with asthma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2005) 1.67
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Asthma and influenza vaccination: findings from the 1999-2001 National Health Interview Surveys. Chest (2003) 1.57
Life expectancy and years of life lost in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: findings from the NHANES III Follow-up Study. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis (2009) 1.57
Levels of household mold associated with respiratory symptoms in the first year of life in a cohort at risk for asthma. Environ Health Perspect (2002) 1.57
Asthma symptoms, severity, and drug therapy: a prospective study of effects on 2205 pregnancies. Obstet Gynecol (2003) 1.54
Common gene variants in the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and TNF receptor superfamilies and NF-kB transcription factors and non-Hodgkin lymphoma risk. PLoS One (2009) 1.52
Leisure-time physical activity patterns among US adults with asthma. Chest (2003) 1.52
Cardiorespiratory hospitalizations associated with smoke exposure during the 1997, Southeast Asian forest fires. Int J Hyg Environ Health (2005) 1.46
C-reactive protein concentration distribution among US children and young adults: findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2000. Clin Chem (2003) 1.42
Association of pediatric asthma severity with exposure to common household dust allergens. Environ Res (2009) 1.37
Country of birth as a risk factor for asthma among Mexican Americans. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2004) 1.35
Predicting risk of airflow obstruction in primary care: Validation of the lung function questionnaire (LFQ). Respir Med (2010) 1.33
Incidence and cost of pneumonia in medicare beneficiaries. Chest (2012) 1.29
What is the cost to employers of direct medical care for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease? COPD (2006) 1.25
National vehicle emissions policies and practices and declining US carbon monoxide-related mortality. JAMA (2002) 1.23
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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. Environ Health Perspect (2013) 1.17
Safety of medications prescribed before and during early pregnancy in a cohort of 81,975 mothers from the UK General Practice Research Database. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf (2006) 1.16
Low-level ozone exposure and respiratory symptoms in infants. Environ Health Perspect (2006) 1.16
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Determinants of quality of life among people with asthma: findings from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. J Asthma (2004) 1.13
Association of maternal caffeine consumption with decrements in fetal growth. Am J Epidemiol (2003) 1.13
Heterogeneity in assessing self-reports of caffeine exposure: implications for studies of health effects. Epidemiology (2002) 1.12
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Relationship between asthma, overweight, and physical activity among U.S. high school students. J Community Health (2006) 1.08
A pooled investigation of Toll-like receptor gene variants and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Carcinogenesis (2008) 1.08
The role of body mass index and diabetes in the development of acute organ failure and subsequent mortality in an observational cohort. Crit Care (2006) 1.07
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Development of the Lung Function Questionnaire (LFQ) to identify airflow obstruction. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis (2010) 1.07
Effects of ambient pollen concentrations on frequency and severity of asthma symptoms among asthmatic children. Epidemiology (2012) 1.06
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Trends in hospitalizations for AIDS-associated Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia in the United States (1986 to 2005). Chest (2009) 1.06
Population distribution of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein among US men: findings from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2000. Clin Chem (2003) 1.05
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Questionnaires and pocket spirometers provide an alternative approach for COPD screening in the general population. Chest (2012) 1.04
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Exposure to indoor biomass fuel pollutants and asthma prevalence in Southeastern Kentucky: results from the Burden of Lung Disease (BOLD) study. J Asthma (2010) 0.99
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Household airborne Penicillium associated with peak expiratory flow variability in asthmatic children. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol (2009) 0.99
Tobacco and other drug use among high school students with asthma. J Adolesc Health (2006) 0.99
Forced expiratory volume in 1 second and physical activity in the general population. Am J Med (2004) 0.99
Spatial and temporal variability of fine particle composition and source types in five cities of Connecticut and Massachusetts. Sci Total Environ (2011) 0.98
Asthma phenotypes, risk factors, and measures of severity in a national sample of US children. Pediatrics (2005) 0.98
Infant respiratory symptoms associated with indoor heating sources. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2002) 0.98
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Dietary intake, physical activity, body mass index, and childhood asthma in the Third National Health And Nutrition Survey (NHANES III). Pediatr Pulmonol (2004) 0.97
Time trends in obesity among adults with asthma in the United States: findings from three national surveys. J Asthma (2005) 0.96
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Modeling effects of traffic and landscape characteristics on ambient nitrogen dioxide levels in Connecticut. Atmos Environ (1994) (2010) 0.93
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Indoor heating sources and respiratory symptoms in nonsmoking women. Epidemiology (2005) 0.92
Fibrinogen, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and outcomes in two United States cohorts. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis (2012) 0.92
Polymorphisms in the 5' region of the CD14 gene are associated with eczema in young children. J Allergy Clin Immunol (2005) 0.91
Integrated exposure modeling: a model using GIS and GLM. Stat Med (2010) 0.91
Household levels of nitrogen dioxide and pediatric asthma severity. Epidemiology (2013) 0.91
Exposure to NO2 and nitrous acid and respiratory symptoms in the first year of life. Epidemiology (2004) 0.91
Association of asthma diagnosis, severity, symptoms, and treatment with risk of preeclampsia. Obstet Gynecol (2004) 0.91
Prediction of residential pet and cockroach allergen levels using questionnaire information. Environ Health Perspect (2004) 0.90
Association of smoking and chronic pain syndromes in Kentucky women. J Pain (2011) 0.90
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