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 Scientific Publications by NCEH Authors in 2003
January - June

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Journal Articles 

Albalak R, Noonan G, Buchanan S, Flanders WD, Gotway-Crawford C, Kim D, Jones RL, Sulaiman R, Blumenthal W, Tan R, Curtis G, McGeehin MA.  Blood lead levels and risk factors for lead poisoning among children in Jakarta, Indonesia.  Sci Total Environ 2003;301:75�.

Arcury TA, Quandt SA, Preisser JS, Bernert JT, Norton D, Wang J. High levels of transdermal nicotine exposure produce green tobacco sickness in Latino farmworkers. Nicotine Tob Res 2003;5:315�.

Backer LC, Fleming LE, Rowan A, Cheng Y-S, Benson J, Pierce RH, Zaias J, Bean J, Bossart GD, Johnson D, Quimbo R, Baden DG.  Recreational exposure to aerosolized brevetoxins during Florida red tide events.  Harmful Algae 2 2003;19�.

Barrett DH, Morris RD, Akhtar FZ, Michalek JE. Serum dioxin and cognitive functioning among veterans of Operation Ranch Hand. Neurotoxicology 2001;22(4):491�2.

Barrett DH, Morris RD, Jackson Jr WG, Stat M, Michalek JE.  Serum dioxin and psychological functioning in U.S. Air Force veterans of the Vietnam War.  Mil Med 2003;168(2):153�

Berman BA, Wong GC, Bastani R, Hoang T, Jones C, Goldstein DR, Bernert JT, Hammond KS, tashkin D, Lewis MA.  Household smoking behavior and ETS exposure among children with asthma in low-income, minority households.  Addict Behav 2003;28:111�.

Blanck HM, Bowman BA, Cooper GR, Myers GL, Miller DT. Laboratory issues: use of nutritional biomarkers. J Nutr 2003;133:888S�S.

Brown AS, Mannino DM, Redd SC. Predictors of poor lung function among persons with asthma: data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2003;167(7):A857.

Calafat AM, Kuklenyik Z, Caudill SP, Ashley DL.  Urinary levels of trichloroacetic acid, a disinfection by-product in chlorinated drinking water, in a human reference population.  Environ Health Perspect 2003;111(2):151�

Cleveland K, Keim M, Rich W, Rhyne G.  Pilot workshops at the Palau Center for Emergency Health: a model for international collaborative operations training and planning.  Pacific Health Dialog: Journal of Community Health and Clinical Medicine for the Pacific 2002 [March 2003 issue];9(1):7�.

Cogswell ME, Gallagher ML, Steinberg KK, Caudill SP, Looker AC, Bowman BA, Gunter EW, Franks AL, Satten GA, Khoury MJ, Grummer-Strawn LM. HFE genotype and transferrin saturation in the United States. Genet Med 2003;5(4):304�.

Cramer EH, Gu DX, Durbin RE, and the Vessel Sanitation Program Environmental Health Inspection Team. Diarrheal disease on cruise ships, 1990−2000: the impact of environmental health programs. Am J Prev Med 2003;24(3):227−33.

Damon S, Williams S. Asthma抯 effect on employees―Why businesses need to care.  Business & Health [serial online] 2003;21 May 15.

Davis KJ, Wurst K, Bourgeois N, Mannino DM. Prevalence of osteoporosis in older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: an analysis of NHANES-III data 1988─1994. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2003;167(7):A945.

Ford ES, Giles WH, Myers GL, Mannino DM. Population distribution of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein among US men: findings from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999�00. Clin Chem 2003;49(4):686�.

Ford ES, Mannino DM, Homa DM, Gwynn C, Redd SC, Moriarty DG, Mokdad AH.  Self-reported asthma and health-related quality of life: findings from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.  Chest 2003;123(1):119�

Ford ES, Mannino DM, Redd SC, Mokdad AH, Mott JA. Body mass index and asthma incidence: findings from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey I Epidemiologic Follow-up Study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2003;167(7):A442.

Gwynn RC, Moorman JE, Mannino DM, Matte TD, Garg R, Leighton J, Goodman A, Stevenson L, Redd SC. Medication and drug use patterns among NYC residents dying from asthma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2003;167(7):A115.

Holguin F, Lazo M, Tellez-Rojo MM, Hernandez Avila M, Romieu I. In a longitudinal study of cardiac autonomic function and environmental exposure to indoor and outdoor PM2.5 & PM10, supplementation with Omega-3 fatty acids is associated with increased heart rate variability. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2003;167(7):A336.

Horlander KT, Mannino DM, Leeper KV. Hospitalization due to pulmonary embolism 1989−2000, data from the National Hospital Discharge Survey Database. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2003;167(7):A280.

Hunt SC, Gwinn M, Adams TD.  Family history assessment: strategies for prevention of cardiovascular disease.  Am J Prev Med 2003;24(2):136�.

Johnson MA, Hawthorne NA, Brackett WR, Fischer JG, Gunter EW, Allen RH, Stabler SP. Hyperhomocysteinemia and vitamin B-12 deficiency in elderly using Title IIIc nutrition services. Am J Clin Nutr 2003;77:211�.

Kazerouni NN, Alverson CJ, Redd SC, Mott JA, Mannino DM. Sex differences in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer mortality trends―United States, 1968�99. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2003;167(7):A946.

Keim M, Pierantozzi S, guest editors.  Emergency health in the Pacific.  Pacific Health Dialog: Journal of Community Health and Clinical Medicine for the Pacific 2002 [March 2003 issue];9(1).

Keim M.  Developing a public health emergency operations plan: a primer.  Pacific Health Dialog: Journal of Community Health and Clinical Medicine for the Pacific 2002 [March 2003 issue];9(1):124�

Keim M.  History of the Pacific Emergency Health Initiative (PEHI).  Pacific Health Dialog: Journal of Community Health and Clinical Medicine for the Pacific 2002 [March 2003 issue];9(1):146�

Keim M.  Key topics for emergency health education in the Pacific.  Pacific Health Dialog: Journal of Community Health and Clinical Medicine for the Pacific 2002 [March 2003 issue];9(1):104�

Keim M.  Using a community-based approach for prevention and mitigation of national health emergencies.  Pacific Health Dialog: Journal of Community Health and Clinical Medicine for the Pacific 2002 [March 2003 issue];9(1):93�

Keim ME.  A tool for rapid qualitative assessment of hospital-based emergency medical services among developing health sectors.  Pacific Health Dialog: Journal of Community Health and Clinical Medicine for the Pacific 2002 [March 2003 issue];9(1):48�.

Khatri SB, Holguin F, Honig E, Foster M, Roman J, Teague WG. A retrospective analysis of accelerated FEV1 decline in asthmatics in an inner-city asthma center. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2003;167(7):A587.

Kimberly MM, Vesper HW, Caudill SP, Cooper GR, Rifai N, Dati F, Myers GL.  Standardization of immunoassays for measurement of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein.  Phase 1: Evaluation of secondary reference materials.  Clin Chem 2003;49(4):611�

Kimberly MM. Abaxis� new point-of-care assay and CRMLN抯 certification programs [letter]. Fats of Life 2003;XVII(3):4.

Kochtitzky C. Public health impacts of community design choices. NACCHO Exchange 2003;2(1):10-3.

Lemire SW, Ashley DL, Calafat AM.  Quantitative determination of the hydrolysis products of nitrogen mustards in human urine by liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry.  J Anal Toxicol 2003;27:1�

Mannino DM, Aguayo SM, Petty TL, Redd SC. Low lung function and incident lung cancer in the United States: data from the First National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Follow-up. Arch Intern Med 2003;163:1475�.

Mannino DM, Ford ES, Redd SC. Functional limitation associated with obstructive and restrictive lung disease and respiratory symptoms. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2003;167(7):A417.

Mannino DM, Ford ES, Redd SC. Obstructive and restrictive lung disease and markers of inflammation: data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination. Am J Med 2003;114:758�.

Mannino DM, Pavlin BI, Morris JM, Redd SC. Predictors of restrictive lung disease and diffusion impairment in a national data base. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2003;167(7):A991.

Martin GS, Mannino DM, Eaton S, Moss M. The epidemiology of sepsis in the United States from 1979 through 2000. N Engl J Med 2003;348:1546�.

Martin GS, Mannino DM, Moss M. Effect of age on the development and outcome with sepsis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2003;167(7):A837.

Martin GS, Mannino DM, Moss M. The effect of cancer on risks and outcomes in sepsis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2003;167(7):A549.

McGeehin MA. Getting the lead out: can iron help? J Pediatrics 2003;142(1):3�

Mei Z, Parvanta I, Cogswell ME, Gunter EW, Grummer-Strawn LM. Erythrocyte protoporphyrin or hemoglobin: which is better screening test for iron deficiency in children and women? Am J Clin Nutr 2003;77:1229�.

Morris JM, Cronquist AB, Mott JM, Redd SC, Vaz VJ. Prevalence of smoke-related symptoms after a major wildland fire. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2003;167(7):A498.

Morris JM, Mannino DM, Brown AS, Bray MS. �sub>2-Andrenergic receptor Arg16Gly polymorphism and asthma in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2003;167(7):A627.

Mott JA,  Alverson CJ, Mannino DM, Kiyu A, Hashim J, Falter K, Redd SC. The 1997 Malaysian forest fires: respiratory hospitalizations in persons with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2003;167(7):A498.

Nelson BC, Pfeiffer CM, Margolis SA, Nelson CP.  Affinity extraction combined with stable isotope dilution LC/MS for the determination of 5-methyltetrahydrofolate in human plasma.  Anal Biochem 2003;313:117�.

Nelson BC, Pfeiffer CM, Sniegoski LT, Satterfield MB.  Development and evaluation of an isotope dilution LC/MS method for the determination of total homocysteine in human plasma. Anal Chem 2003;75(4):775�.

Niskar AS, Paschal DC, Kieszak SM, Flegal KM, Bowman B, Gunter EW, Pirkle JL, Rubin C, Sampson EJ, McGeehin M.  Serum selenium levels in the US population.  Biol Trace Elem Res 2003;91:1�.

Pesik N, Keim M.  Logistical considerations for emergency response resources.  Pacific Health Dialog: Journal of Community Health and Clinical Medicine for the Pacific 2002 [March 2003 issue];9(1):97�3.

Roberts JR, Hulsey TC, Curtis GB, Reigart JR. Using geographic information systems to assess risk for elevated blood lead levels in children. Public Health Rep 2003;118:221�

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(7):A856.

Silva MJ, Malek NA, Hodge CC, Reidy JA, Kato K, Barr DB, Needham LL, Brock JW. Improved quantitative detection of 11 urinary phthalate metabolites in humans using liquid chromatography-atmospheric pressure chemical ionization tandem mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr B 2003;789:393�4.

Sisson JH, Stoner JA, Romberger DJ, Spurzem JR, Wyatt TA, Owens-Ream J, Meza JL, Ullrich FA, Mannino DM. Individuals reporting alcohol consumption have a lower risk of restrictive lung disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2003;167(7):A964.

Sood A, Ford ES, Camargo CA Jr. Gender-specific association between leptin and asthma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2003;167(7):A443.

Stanfill SB, Calafat AM, Brown CR, Polzin GM, Chiang JM, Watson CH, Ashley DL.  Concentrations of nine alkenylbenzenes, coumarin, piperonal and pulegone in Indian bidi cigarette tobacco.  Food Chem Toxicol 2003;41:303�.

Suarez L, Hendricks K, Felkner M, Gunter E.  Maternal serum B12 levels and risk for neural tube defects in a Texas-Mexico border population.  Ann Epidemiol 2003;13:81�

Ting BG, Pappas RS, Paschal DC. Rapid analysis for plutonium-239 in urine by magnetic sector inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry using Aridus desolvation introduction system. J Anal At Spectrom 2003;18:795�

Tyagi A, Morris J.  Using decision analytic methods to assess the utility of family history tools.  Am J Prev Med 2003;24(2):199�7.

Vesper HW, Audain C, Woolfitt A, Ospina M, Barr J, Robins SP, Myers GL. High-performancy liquid chromatography method to analyze free and total urinary pyridinoline and deoxypyridinoline. Anal Biochem 2003;318:204�.

Williams S, Powell O. Asthma management in the workplace. Business & Health 2001;19(5):44.

Williams SG, Ford ES, Mannino DM, Redd SC. Low influenza vaccination rates in adults with asthma: findings from the 2000 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2003;167(7):A964.

Williams SG, Wharton AR, Falter KH, French E, Redd SC. Retention factors for participants of an inner-city community-based asthma intervention study. Ethn Dis 2003;13:118�.

Yang Q, Khoury MJ, Botto L, Friedman JM, Flanders WD.  Improving the prediction of complex diseases by testing for multiple disease-susceptibility genes.  Am J Hum Genet 2003;72:636�.

Yang Q, Khoury MJ, Friedman JM, Flanders WD.  On the use of population attributable fraction to determine sample size for case-control studies of gene-environment interaction.  Epidemiology 2003;14(2):161�

Yoon PW, Scheuner MT, Khoury MJ.  Research priorities for evaluating family history in the prevention of common chronic diseases.  Am J Prev Med 2003;24(2):128�.

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At-a-Glances and Brochures

Environmental Hazards and Health Effects.  National Asthma Control Program: improving quality of life and reducing costs, 2003.  [At-a-glance] Atlanta: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2003.

Seikus P. NCEH centerpiece (brochure). Atlanta: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2003.

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Book Chapters

Moorman J, Alverson CJ. Has asthma prevalence continued to increase? A quantifiable, but convoluted, answer. In: Population Association of America 2003 Annual Meeting; Final program and abstracts; 2003 May 1� Minneapolis (MN). Silver Spring (MD): Population Association of America; 2003. p. 211.

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Letters to the Editor

Kimberly MM. Abaxis� new point-of-care assay and CRMLN抯 certification programs [letter]. Fats of Life 2003;XVII(3):4.

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Proceedings

Backer L, Gelting R, Sarisky J. Public health issues associated with small drinking water systems not regulated by the Safe Drinking Water Act. In: Proceedings of Nonfederally Regulated Drinking Water Systems: State and Local Public Health Issues Workshops; 2001 Sep 11� and Nov 14�; Atlanta.  Atlanta: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2002.

Sandau CD, Sjodin A, Davis MD, Waterman AL, Roman W, Patterson DG. Development of a semi-automated comprehensive extraction and multiple fractionation (S-ACEMF) method - Part II - Isolation and purification of PBDES, persistent pesticides, PCBS and PCB metabolites from serum. In: Pittcon 2002: a global technical conference and exposition: 2002 Mar 17�; New Orleans. Pittsburgh: The Pittsburgh Conference; 2002. p. 368� 

Sjodin A, Sandau CD, Davis MD, Waterman AL, Roman W, Patterson DG. Development of a semi-automated comprehensive extraction and multiple fractionation (S-ACEMF) method - Part 1: evaluation of different solid phase sorbets and optimization of overall recovery. In: Pittcon 2002: a global technical conference and exposition: 2002 Mar 17�; New Orleans. Pittsburgh: The Pittsburgh Conference; 2002. p. 367� 

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Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports

Hypothermia-related deaths―Philadelphia, 2001, and United States, 1999.  MMWR 2003;52(05);86�

Poisoning by an illegally imported Chinese rodenticide containing tetramethylenedisulfotetramine―New York City, 2002.  MMWR 2003;52(10):199�1.

Key clinical activities for quality asthma care: recommendations of the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program.  MMWR 2003;52(No. RR-6):1�

Self-reported asthma prevalence and control among adults―United States, 2001.  MMWR 2003;52(17):381�

World Asthma Day, May 6, 2003. MMWR 2003;52(17):381.

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EPI-Aid Investigations

Kile JC.  Outbreak of acute gastroenteritis among staff and visitors, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.  March 14, 2003;EPI 2003-34.

Luber G, Rubin  C.  Exposure to tungsten in two Nevada communities, Lovelock and Pahrump, Nevada.  February 11, 2003;EPI 2003-26.

Myers M, Khoury MJ. Direct-to-consumer campaign for genetic testing for breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility. April 21, 2003: EPI 2003-42.

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