Health effects of the 2003 Southern California wildfires on children (Publications)
RATIONALE: In late October 2003, Southern California wildfires burned more than 3,000 km2. The wildfires produced heavy smoke that affected several communities participating in the University of South
A call for reporting the relevant exposure term in air pollution case-crossover studies (Publications)
The exposure term in the case-crossover design consists in the difference between the ambient concentration on the event day and the concentration(s) on some control day(s). So far, all air pollution
Source apportionment of indoor, outdoor, and personal PM2.5 in Seattle, Washington, using positive matrix factorization (Publications)
As part of a large exposure assessment and health-effects panel study, 33 trace elements and light-absorbing carbon were measured on 24-hr fixed-site filter samples for particulate matter with an aero
Factors influencing the pattern of imported malaria (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Data on imported malaria in industrialized areas are known to be incomplete because of underreporting and lack of homogeneity. These facts and the complexity of factors influencing the tra
Cross-validation of bioelectrical impedance analysis for the assessment of body composition in a representative sample of 6- to 13-year-old children (Publications)
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: (1) To cross-validate tetra- (4-BIA) and octopolar (8-BIA) bioelectrical impedance analysis vs dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) for the assessment of total and appendicula
