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Genetic and epigenetic susceptibility of airway inflammation to PM2.5 in school children: new insights from quantile regression by Zhang, Yue, Salam, Muhammad T, Berhane, Kiros, Eckel, Sandrah P, Rappaport, Edward B, Linn, William S, Habre, Rima, Bastain, Theresa M, Gilliland, Frank D

“…Background The fractional concentration of exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) is a biomarker of airway inflammation that has proved to be useful in investigations of…”
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Residential Traffic-Related Pollution Exposures and Exhaled Nitric Oxide in the Children's Health Study by Eckel, Sandrah P., Berhane, Kiros, Salam, Muhammad T., Rappaport, Edward B., Linn, William S., Bastain, Theresa M., Zhang, Yue, Lurmann, Frederick, Avol, Edward L., Gilliland, Frank D.

“…Background: The fractional concentration of nitric oxide in exhaled air (FeNO) potentially detects airway inflammation related to air pollution exposure…”
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Estimation of parameters in the two-compartment model for exhaled nitric oxide by Eckel, Sandrah P, Linn, William S, Berhane, Kiros, Rappaport, Edward B, Salam, Muhammad T, Zhang, Yue, Gilliland, Frank D

“…The fractional concentration of exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) is a biomarker of airway inflammation that is being increasingly considered in clinical,…”
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Asthma Symptoms in Hispanic Children and Daily Ambient Exposures to Toxic and Criteria Air Pollutants by Delfino, Ralph J., Gong, Henry, Linn, William S., Pellizzari, Edo D., Hu, Ye

“…Although acute adverse effects on asthma have been frequently found for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's principal criteria air pollutants, there is…”
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Exhaled nitric oxide in a population-based study of southern California schoolchildren by Linn, William S, Rappaport, Edward B, Berhane, Kiros T, Bastain, Tracy M, Avol, Edward L, Gilliland, Frank D

“…Determinants of exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) need to be understood better to maximize the value of FeNO measurement in clinical practice and research. Our aim…”
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Determinants of Children's Exhaled Nitric Oxide: New Insights from Quantile Regression by Zhang, Yue, Berhane, Kiros, Eckel, Sandrah P, Salam, Muhammad T, Linn, William S, Rappaport, Edward B, Bastain, Theresa M, Gilliland, Frank D

“…While the fractional concentration of exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) has proven useful in asthma research, its exact role in clinical care remains unclear, in…”
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Exposures of Healthy and Asthmatic Volunteers to Concentrated Ambient Ultrafine Particles in Los Angeles by Gong, Henry, Linn, William S., Clark, Kenneth W., Anderson, Karen R., Sioutas, Constantinos, Alexis, Neil E., Cascio, Wayne E., Devlin, Robert B.

“…Adult volunteers (17 healthy, 14 asthmatic) were exposed in a controlled environmental chamber to concentrated ultrafine particles (UFP) collected in a Los…”
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Analysis of the concentration-respiratory response among asthmatics following controlled short-term exposures to sulfur dioxide by Johns, Douglas O., Svendsgaard, David, Linn, William S.

“…Some of the most compelling evidence of sulfur dioxide (SO2)-induced respiratory morbidity is derived from a large body of studies involving controlled…”
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Controlled Exposures of Healthy and Asthmatic Volunteers to Concentrated Ambient Fine Particles in Los Angeles by Gong, Jr, Henry, Linn, William S., Sioutas, Constantinos, Terrell, Sheryl L., Clark, Kenneth W., Anderson, Karen R., Terrell, Lester L.

“…Information about health effects from controlled exposure to particulate matter (PM) air pollution is relatively limited but potentially critical in urban…”
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Associations of children's lung function with ambient air pollution: joint effects of regional and near-roadway pollutants by Urman, Robert, McConnell, Rob, Islam, Talat, Avol, Edward L, Lurmann, Frederick W, Vora, Hita, Linn, William S, Rappaport, Edward B, Gilliland, Frank D, Gauderman, W James

“…Previous studies have reported adverse effects of either regional or near-roadway air pollution (NRAP) on lung function. However, there has been little study…”
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Relationships of online exhaled, offline exhaled, and ambient nitric oxide in an epidemiologic survey of schoolchildren by Linn, William S, Berhane, Kiros T, Rappaport, Edward B, Bastain, Tracy M, Avol, Edward L, Gilliland, Frank D

“…Field measurements of exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) and ambient nitric oxide (NO) are useful to assess both respiratory health and short-term air pollution…”
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Traffic-related air pollution and alveolar nitric oxide in southern California children by Eckel, Sandrah P, Zhang, Zilu, Habre, Rima, Rappaport, Edward B, Linn, William S, Berhane, Kiros, Zhang, Yue, Bastain, Theresa M, Gilliland, Frank D

“…Mechanisms for the adverse respiratory effects of traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) have yet to be established. We evaluated the acute effects of TRAP…”
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Long-term exposures to air pollutants affect F eNO in children: a longitudinal study by Zhang, Yue, Eckel, Sandrah P, Berhane, Kiros, Garcia, Erika, Muchmore, Patrick, Molshatzki, Noa Ben-Ari, Rappaport, Edward B, Linn, William S, Habre, Rima, Gilliland, Frank D

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Altered Heart-Rate Variability in Asthmatic and Healthy Volunteers Exposed to Concentrated Ambient Coarse Particles by Gong, Henry, Linn, William S., Terrell, Sheryl L., Clark, Kenneth W., Geller, Michael D., Anderson, Karen R., Cascio, Wayne E., Sioutas, Constantinos

“…Twelve mildly asthmatic and four healthy adults were exposed to filtered air (FA) and concentrated ambient coarse particles (CCP) supplied to a whole-body…”
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Reduction of nitrate losses from filter and impactor samplers by means of concentration enrichment by Chang, Ming Chih, Sioutas, Constantinos, Kim, Seongheon, Gong, Henry, Linn, William S.

“…Sampling errors (artifacts) have greatly affected the precision of the quantitative analysis of volatile species, such as particulate ammonium nitrate. This…”
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Longitudinal effects of air pollution on exhaled nitric oxide: the Children's Health Study by Berhane, Kiros, Zhang, Yue, Salam, Muhammad T, Eckel, Sandrah P, Linn, William S, Rappaport, Edward B, Bastain, Theresa M, Lurmann, Fred, Gilliland, Frank D

“…Objectives To assess the effects of long-term variations in ambient air pollutants on longitudinal changes in exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO), a potentially useful…”
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A review of controlled human SO2 exposure studies contributing to the US EPA integrated science assessment for sulfur oxides by Johns, Douglas O., Linn, William S.

“…Laboratory studies involving intentional and highly controlled exposures to air pollutants among groups of human volunteers provide valuable information…”
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Anti-inflammatory and lung function effects of montelukast in asthmatic volunteers exposed to sulfur dioxide by Gong, Jr, H, Linn, W S, Terrell, S L, Anderson, K R, Clark, K W

“…Sulfur dioxide (SO(2)) gas may induce acute asthmatic responses when inhaled by individuals in the setting of community or occupational air pollution during…”
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Multiple-flow exhaled nitric oxide, allergy, and asthma in a population of older children by Linn, William S., Rappaport, Edward B., Eckel, Sandrah P., Berhane, Kiros T., Zhang, Yue, Salam, Muhammad T., Bastain, Tracy M., Gilliland, Frank D.

“…“Extended” (multiple‐flow) measurements of exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) potentially can distinguish proximal and distal airway inflammation, but have not been…”
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Spirometry effects on conventional and multiple flow exhaled nitric oxide in children by Eckel, Sandrah P., Linn, William S., Salam, Muhammad T., Bastain, Theresa M., Zhang, Yue, Rappaport, Edward B., Liu, Meng, Berhane, Kiros

“…Abstract Objective: Clinical and research settings often require sequencing multiple respiratory tests in a brief visit. Guidelines recommend measuring the…”
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