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Association of asthma symptoms and severity with indoor bioaerosols by Ross, M. A., Curtis, L., Scheff, P. A., Hryhorczuk, D. O., Ramakrishnan, V., Wadden, R. A., Persky, V. W.

“…Background: In this study, repeated measurements were made of levels of mold spores, bacteria, and dust‐mite allergens over a 7‐month period in the homes of…”
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Long-term intake of soy protein improves blood lipid profiles and increases mononuclear cell low-density-lipoprotein receptor messenger RNA in hypercholesterolemic, postmenopausal women by BAUM, J. A, HONGYU TENG, SHAY, N. F, POTTER, S. M, ERDMAN, J. W, WEIGEL, R. M, KLEIN, B. P, PERSKY, V. W, FREELS, S, SURYA, P, BAKHIT, R. M, RAMOS, E

“…The long-term clinical effects of soy protein containing various amounts of isoflavones on lipoproteins, mononuclear cell LDL receptor messenger RNA…”
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Persistent and aggressive interactions with the police: potential mental health implications by Hirschtick, J L, Homan, S M, Rauscher, G, Rubin, L H, Johnson, T P, Peterson, C E, Persky, V W

“…Little is known about the potential health impact of police encounters despite a ubiquitous police presence in many disadvantaged urban environments. In this…”
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Effect of environmental molds on risk of death from asthma during the pollen season by Targonski, Paul V., Persky, Victoria W., Ramekrishnan, Viswanathan

“…Objective: Many studies have noted an association of ambient aeroallergen levels with exacerbation of asthma. This study was undertaken to examine the…”
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Relationships of race and socioeconomic status with prevalence, severity, and symptoms of asthma in Chicago school children by Persky, V W, Slezak, J, Contreras, A, Becker, L, Hernandez, E, Ramakrishnan, V, Piorkowski, J

“…Asthma mortality rates in Chicago are among the highest in the United States, with substantially greater rates in poor and minority populations. How much of…”
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Trends in asthma mortality among African Americans and whites in Chicago, 1968 through 1991 by Targonski, P V, Persky, V W, Orris, P, Addington, W

“…Death certificate data were used to examine asthma mortality among African Americans and Whites aged 5 through 34 years in Chicago from 1968 through 1991…”
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Acetaminophen and asthma by Persky, Victoria W

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Personality and risk of cancer: 20-year follow-up of the Western Electric Study by Persky, V W, Kempthorne-Rawson, J, Shekelle, R B

“…Psychologic depression as measured by the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) in a cohort of 2018 middle-aged men employed at the Western…”
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Asthma Prevalence and Risk Factors in Selected Head Start Sites in Chicago by Slezak, Julie A., Persky, Victoria W., Kviz, Frederick J., Ramakrishnan, Viswanathan, Byers, Cheryl

“…Prevalence of and risk factors for asthma were examined in 1085 Head Start families at 18 Head Start sites in four high-risk community areas in 1994. A total…”
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Hormone levels in vegetarian and nonvegetarian teenage girls : potential implications for breast cancer risk by PERSKY, V. W, CHATTERTON, R. T, VAN HORN, L. V, GRANT, M. D, LANGENBERG, P, MARVIN, J

“…Between September 1984 and June 1985, a total of 75 adolescent girls, 35 vegetarians residing in a Seventh-Day Adventist school and 40 nonvegetarians residing…”
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Cancer incidence of Hispanics and non-Hispanic whites in Cook County, Illinois by Davis, F G, Persky, V W, Ferre, C D, Howe, H L, Barrett, R E, Haenszel, W M

“…Variations in cancer incidence and mortality rates between Hispanics and non-Hispanic whites have been reported in several regions in the United States. This…”
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Hearing threshold shifts, white-cell count and smoking status in working men by Cocchiarella, L A, Sharp, D S, Persky, V W

“…The association between cardiovascular risk factors and high-frequency hearing loss (HFHL) was examined using medical records from 699 employees with low…”
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Characteristics of hospitalization for asthma among persons less than 35 years of age in Chicago by Targonski, P V, Persky, V W, Kelleher, P, Addington, W

“…Mortality from asthma in Chicago is among the highest in the nation for 5-34-year-olds. Data for all hospitalizations among Chicago residents less than 35…”
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Exposure to Home Environmental Triggers Within Three Different Age Groups and Asthma Hospitalizations by Banda, E, Damitz, M, Williams, R, Persky, V.W, Turyk, M.E, Chisum, G, Godbolt, B, Lesley, V

“…Conclusion: Although our stratified results are based on a small sample size, this analysis suggests that exposures to home environmental asthma triggers in…”
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Uric acid: a risk factor for coronary heart disease? by Persky, V W, Dyer, A R, Idris-Soven, E, Stamler, J, Shekelle, R B, Schoenberger, J A, Berkson, D M, Lindberg, H A

“…The association between serum uric acid and the prevalence of ECG abnormalities was analyzed for 24.997 employed men and women, white and black, age 18--64…”
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Hormone disruption by PBDEs in adult male sport fish consumers by Turyk, Mary E, Persky, Victoria W, Imm, Pamela, Knobeloch, Lynda, Chatterton, Robert, Anderson, Henry A

“…Persistent pollutants, such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), affect endocrine function. Human exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), which are…”
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Relationships of Thyroid Hormones with Polychlorinated Biphenyls, Dioxins, Furans, and DDE in Adults by Mary E. Turyk, Anderson, Henry A., Victoria W. Persky

“…Background: Thyroid hormone homeostasis can be disrupted by exposure to ubiquitous and bioaccumulative organochlorines such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)…”
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Prevalence of diabetes and body burdens of polychlorinated biphenyls, polybrominated diphenyl ethers, and p,p′-diphenyldichloroethene in Great Lakes sport fish consumers by Turyk, Mary, Anderson, Henry A., Knobeloch, Lynda, Imm, Pamela, Persky, Victoria W.

“…Recent studies have demonstrated ubiquitous exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) such as p,p′-diphenyldichloroethene (DDE), polychlorinated…”
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Trends in the Infant Immunization Schedule and Childhood Asthma Prevalence are not Parallel by Enriquez, R, Persky, V W

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Proportionate Mortality Trends: 1950 Through 1986 by Sutherland, John E, Persky, Victoria W, Brody, Jacob A

“…Mortality trends in the United States from 1950 through 1986 were analyzed for the conditions that are or have recently been among the six leading causes of…”
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