Browsing by Author "Fuhlbrigge, Anne"

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    • Ambient air pollution, lung function, and airway responsiveness in asthmatic children 

      Ierodiakonou, Despo; Zanobetti, Antonella; Coull, Brent Andrew; Melly, Steven John; Postma, Dirkje S.; Boezen, H. Marike; Vonk, Judith M.; Williams, Paul V.; Shapiro, Gail G.; McKone, Edward F.; Hallstrand, Teal S.; Koenig, Jane Q.; Schildcrout, Jonathan S.; Lumley, Thomas; Fuhlbrigge, Anne Louise; Koutrakis, Petros; Schwartz, Joel David; Weiss, Scott Tillman; Gold, Diane R. (Elsevier BV, 2016)
      Background: Although ambient air pollution has been linked to reduced lung function in healthy children, longitudinal analyses of pollution effects in asthma are lacking. Objective: To investigate pollution effects in ...

    • Classification of childhood asthma phenotypes and long-term clinical responses to inhaled anti-inflammatory medications 

      Howrylak, Judie A.; Fuhlbrigge, Anne Louise; Strunk, Robert C.; Zeiger, Robert S.; Weiss, Scott Tillman; Raby, Benjamin Alexander (Elsevier BV, 2014)
      Background— Although recent studies have identified the presence of phenotypic clusters in asthmatic patients, the clinical significance and temporal stability of these clusters have not been explored. Objective— Our ...

    • Diagnostic accuracy of the bronchodilator response in children 

      Tse, Szewah; Gold, Diane R.; Sordillo, Joanne; Hoffman, Elaine; Gillman, Matthew William; Rifas-Shiman, Sheryl Lynn; Fuhlbrigge, Anne Louise; Tantisira, Kelan; Weiss, Scott Tillman; Litonjua, Augusto Ampil (Elsevier BV, 2013)
      Background: The bronchodilator response (BDR) reflects the reversibility of airflow obstruction and is recommended as an adjunctive test to diagnose asthma. The validity of the commonly used definition of BDR, a 12% or ...

    • A Multisite Randomized Trial of the Effects of Physician Education and Organizational Change in Chronic-Asthma Care 

      Lozano, Paula; Finkelstein, Jonathan Arie; Carey, Vincent James; Wagner, Edward W.; Inui, Thomas S.; Fuhlbrigge, Anne Louise; Soumerai, Stephen Bertram; Sullivan, Sean D.; Weiss, Scott Tillman; Weiss, Kevin (American Medical Association (AMA), 2004)
      Background Traditional primary care practice change approaches have not led to full implementation of national asthma guidelines. Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of 2 asthma care improvement strategies in ...

    • Patterns of Growth and Decline in Lung Function in Persistent Childhood Asthma 

      McGeachie, Michael John; Yates, Katherine; Zhou, Xiaobo; Guo, Feng; Sternberg, Alice L.; Van Natta, Mark L.; Wise, Robert A.; Szefler, Stanley J.; Sharma, Sunita; Kho, Alvin Thong-Juak; Cho, Michael Hyosang; Croteau-Chonka, Damien C; Castaldi, Peter Jose; Jain, Gaurav; Sanyal, Amartya; Zhan, Ye; Lajoie, Bryan R.; Dekker, Job; Stamatoyannopoulos, John; Covar, Ronina A.; Zeiger, Robert S.; Adkinson, N. Franklin; Williams, Paul; Kelly, H. William; Grasemann, Hartmut; Vonk, Judith M.; Koppelman, Gerard H.; Postma, Dirkje S.; Raby, Benjamin Alexander; Houston, Isaac Benjamin; Lu, Quan; Fuhlbrigge, Anne Louise; Tantisira, Kelan; Silverman, Edwin Kepner; Tonascia, James; Weiss, Scott Tillman; Strunk, Robert C. (New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM/MMS), 2016)
      BACKGROUND: Tracking longitudinal measurements of growth and decline in lung function in patients with persistent childhood asthma may reveal links between asthma and subsequent chronic airflow obstruction. METHODS: We ...

    • Pharmacogenomic test that predicts response to inhaled corticosteroids in adults with asthma likely to be cost-saving 

      Wu, Ann Chen; Gay, Charlene; Rett, Melisa; Stout, Natasha Kay; Weiss, Scott Tillman; Fuhlbrigge, Anne Louise (Future Medicine Ltd, 2015)
      Aim: To identify the clinical and economic circumstances under which a pharmacogenomic test that predicts response to inhaled corticosteroids might be a cost-effective option for individuals with asthma. Materials & ...