Search Results - "McCandless, Lawrence C."

Prenatal exposure to endocrine disrupting chemical mixtures and infant birth weight: A Bayesian analysis using kernel machine regression by Hu, Janice M.Y., Arbuckle, Tye E., Janssen, Patricia, Lanphear, Bruce P., Zhuang, Liheng H., Braun, Joseph M., Chen, Aimin, McCandless, Lawrence C.

“…Pregnant women are regularly exposed to a multitude of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). EDC exposures, both individually and as mixtures, may affect…”
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Gestational exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals in relation to infant birth weight: a Bayesian analysis of the HOME Study by Woods, Meghan M, Lanphear, Bruce P, Braun, Joseph M, McCandless, Lawrence C

“…Pregnant women are exposed to a mixture of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). Gestational EDC exposures may be associated with changes in fetal growth that…”
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Portable HEPA filter air cleaner use during pregnancy and children’s autistic behaviors at four years of age: The UGAAR randomized controlled trial by Enkhbat, Undarmaa, Gombojav, Enkhjargal, Banzrai, Chimeglkham, Batsukh, Sarangerel, Boldbaatar, Buyantushig, Enkhtuya, Enkhtuul, Bellinger, David C., Lanphear, Bruce P., McCandless, Lawrence C., Allen, Ryan W.

“…Developmental exposure to airborne particulate matter (PM) may increase children’s risk of developing autism spectrum disorder. We quantified the impact of…”
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Portable HEPA filter air cleaner use during pregnancy and children's body mass index at two years of age: The UGAAR randomized controlled trial by Tamana, Sukhpreet K., Gombojav, Enkhjargal, Kanlic, Adriana, Banzrai, Chimeglkham, Batsukh, Sarangerel, Enkhtuya, Enkhtuul, Boldbaatar, Buyantushig, Lanphear, Bruce P., Lear, Scott A., McCandless, Lawrence C., Venners, Scott A., Allen, Ryan W.

“…•Gestational air pollution exposure may impact cardiometabolic health in childhood.•We evaluated air cleaner use during pregnancy and obesity-related outcomes…”
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The effect of portable HEPA filter air cleaner use during pregnancy on fetal growth: The UGAAR randomized controlled trial by Barn, Prabjit, Gombojav, Enkhjargal, Ochir, Chimedsuren, Boldbaatar, Buyantushig, Beejin, Bolor, Naidan, Gerel, Galsuren, Jargalsaikhan, Legtseg, Bayarkhuu, Byambaa, Tsogtbaatar, Hutcheon, Jennifer A., Janes, Craig, Janssen, Patricia A., Lanphear, Bruce P., McCandless, Lawrence C., Takaro, Tim K., Venners, Scott A., Webster, Glenys M., Allen, Ryan W.

“…Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure may impair fetal growth. Our aim was to assess the effect of portable high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter…”
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Gestational exposure to organochlorine compounds and metals and infant birth weight: effect modification by maternal hardships by Hu, Janice M Y, Arbuckle, Tye E, Janssen, Patricia A, Lanphear, Bruce P, Alampi, Joshua D, Braun, Joseph M, MacFarlane, Amanda J, Chen, Aimin, McCandless, Lawrence C

“…Gestational exposure to toxic environmental chemicals and maternal social hardships are individually associated with impaired fetal growth, but it is unclear…”
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Correction: Gestational exposure to organochlorine compounds and metals and infant birth weight: effect modification by maternal hardships by Hu, Janice M Y, Arbuckle, Tye E, Janssen, Patricia A, Lanphear, Bruce P, Alampi, Joshua D, Braun, Joseph M, MacFarlane, Amanda J, Chen, Aimin, McCandless, Lawrence C

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Very low-level prenatal mercury exposure and behaviors in children: the HOME Study by Patel, Nimesh B, Xu, Yingying, McCandless, Lawrence C, Chen, Aimin, Yolton, Kimberly, Braun, Joseph, Jones, Robert L, Dietrich, Kim N, Lanphear, Bruce P

“…Mercury is toxic to the developing brain, but the lowest concentration associated with the development of behavior problems is unclear. The purpose of this…”
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Bayesian propensity score analysis for observational data by McCandless, Lawrence C., Gustafson, Paul, Austin, Peter C.

“…In the analysis of observational data, stratifying patients on the estimated propensity scores reduces confounding from measured variables. Confidence…”
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Portable HEPA filter air cleaner use during pregnancy and children’s behavior problem scores: a secondary analysis of the UGAAR randomized controlled trial by Enkhbat, Undarmaa, Gombojav, Enkhjargal, Banzrai, Chimeglkham, Batsukh, Sarangerel, Boldbaatar, Buyantushig, Enkhtuya, Enkhtuul, Ochir, Chimedsuren, Bellinger, David C, Lanphear, Bruce P, McCandless, Lawrence C, Allen, Ryan W

“…Abstract Background Developmental exposure to particulate matter (PM) air pollution may impair children’s behaviors. Our objectives were to quantify the impact…”
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Comparative effectiveness of buprenorphine-naloxone versus methadone for treatment of opioid use disorder: a population-based observational study protocol in British Columbia, Canada by Piske, Micah, Thomson, Trevor, Krebs, Emanuel, Hongdilokkul, Natt, Bruneau, Julie, Greenland, Sander, Gustafson, Paul, Karim, M Ehsan, McCandless, Lawrence C, Maclure, Malcolm, Platt, Robert W, Siebert, Uwe, Socías, M Eugenia, Tsui, Judith I, Wood, Evan, Nosyk, Bohdan

“…IntroductionDespite a recent meta-analysis including 31 randomised controlled trials comparing methadone and buprenorphine for the treatment of opioid use…”
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A comparison of Bayesian and Monte Carlo sensitivity analysis for unmeasured confounding by McCandless, Lawrence C., Gustafson, Paul

“…Bias from unmeasured confounding is a persistent concern in observational studies, and sensitivity analysis has been proposed as a solution. In the recent…”
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Good practices for quantitative bias analysis by LASH, Timothy L, FOX, Matthew P, MACLEHOSE, Richard F, MALDONADO, George, MCCANDLESS, Lawrence C, GREENLAND, Sander

“…Quantitative bias analysis serves several objectives in epidemiological research. First, it provides a quantitative estimate of the direction, magnitude and…”
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Associations between methadone maintenance treatment and crime: a 17‐year longitudinal cohort study of Canadian provincial offenders by Russolillo, Angela, Moniruzzaman, Akm, McCandless, Lawrence C., Patterson, Michelle, Somers, Julian M.

“…Aims To estimate and test the difference in rates of violent and non‐violent crime during medicated and non‐medicated methadone treatment episodes. Design,…”
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Evaluation of random forest regression and multiple linear regression for predicting indoor fine particulate matter concentrations in a highly polluted city by Yuchi, Weiran, Gombojav, Enkhjargal, Boldbaatar, Buyantushig, Galsuren, Jargalsaikhan, Enkhmaa, Sarangerel, Beejin, Bolor, Naidan, Gerel, Ochir, Chimedsuren, Legtseg, Bayarkhuu, Byambaa, Tsogtbaatar, Barn, Prabjit, Henderson, Sarah B., Janes, Craig R., Lanphear, Bruce P., McCandless, Lawrence C., Takaro, Tim K., Venners, Scott A., Webster, Glenys M., Allen, Ryan W.

“…Indoor and outdoor fine particulate matter (PM2.5) are both leading risk factors for death and disease, but making indoor measurements is often infeasible for…”
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When Is a Sensitivity Parameter Exactly That? by Gustafson, Paul, McCandless, Lawrence C.

“…Sensitivity analysis is used widely in statistical work. Yet the notion and properties of sensitivity parameters are often left quite vague and intuitive…”
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Association Between Gestational Exposure to Toxicants and Autistic Behaviors Using Bayesian Quantile Regression by Alampi, Joshua D, Lanphear, Bruce P, Braun, Joseph M, Chen, Aimin, Takaro, Tim K, Muckle, Gina, Arbuckle, Tye E, McCandless, Lawrence C

“…Abstract Autism spectrum disorder, which is characterized by impaired social communication and stereotypic behaviors, affects 1%–2% of children. Although…”
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Statin Use and Fracture Risk: Can We Quantify the Healthy-User Effect? by McCandless, Lawrence C.

“…Background: Numerous observational studies show that statin use is associated with lower risk of osteoporotic fractures. However, a causal relationship is not…”
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The impact of maternal smoking during pregnancy on childhood asthma: adjusted for exposure misclassification; results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2011–2012 by Moradzadeh, Rahmatollah, Mansournia, Mohammad Ali, Baghfalaki, Taban, Nadrian, Haidar, Gustafson, Paul, McCandless, Lawrence C.

“…We sought to examine the association between childhood asthma and self-reported maternal smoking during pregnancy (MSDP) after adjusting for a range of…”
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Bayesian sensitivity analysis for unmeasured confounding in observational studies by McCandless, Lawrence C., Gustafson, Paul, Levy, Adrian

“…We consider Bayesian sensitivity analysis for unmeasured confounding in observational studies where the association between a binary exposure, binary response,…”
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