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Assessing Diagnostic Classification in an Emergency Department: Implications for Daily Time Series Studies of Air Pollution by Stieb, David M., Beveridge, Robert C., Rowe, Brian H., Walter, Stephen D., Judek, Stan

“…Seven independent assessments of diagnosis were obtained for 92 records of nontrauma emergency department visits in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, in 1994…”
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Ambient nitrogen dioxide and distance from a major highway by Gilbert, Nicolas L, Woodhouse, Sandy, Stieb, David M, Brook, Jeffrey R

“…The primary objective of this pilot study was to measure the variation of ambient nitrogen dioxide (NO 2) concentration with increasing distance from a major…”
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Association between Ozone and Asthma Emergency Department Visits in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada by Stieb, David M., Burnett, Richard T., Beveridge, Robert C., Brook, Jeffrey R.

“…This study examines the relationship of asthma emergency department (ED) visits to daily concentrations of ozone and other air pollutants in Saint John, New…”
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Do Smog Advisories Work? Results of an Evaluation of the Canadian Smog Advisory Program by Stieb, David M., Paola, Jasmin, Neuman, Keith

“…Objective: To determine the effectiveness of the Canadian Smog Advisory Program. Methods: Telephone interviews covering perceptions, knowledge, recall of and…”
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Estimating the Public Health Burden Attributable to Air Pollution: An Illustration Using the Development of an Alternative Air Quality Index by Stieb, David M., Doiron, Marc Smith, Blagden, Philip, Burnett, Richard T.

“…The example of the development of an alternative air quality index (AQI) is used to illustrate issues related to quantifying the public health burden…”
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Effectiveness of Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccines by Stieb, D M, Frayha, H H, Oxman, A D, Shannon, H S, Hutchison, B G, Crombie, F S

“…To determine the clinical effectiveness of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccines. STUDY IDENTIFICATION AND SELECTION: Computerized searches of MEDLINE,…”
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Air pollution, aeroallergens and cardiorespiratory emergency department visits in Saint John, Canada by Stieb, D M, Beveridge, R C, Brook, J R, Smith-Doiron, M, Burnett, R T, Dales, R E, Beaulieu, S, Judek, S, Mamedov, A

“…Existing studies of the association between air pollution, aeroallergens and emergency department (ED) visits have generally examined the effects of a few…”
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A Cohort Study of Traffic-Related Air Pollution and Mortality in Toronto, Ontario, Canada by Jerrett, Michael, Finkelstein, Murray M., Brook, Jeffrey R., Arain, M. Altaf, Kanaroglou, Palvos, Stieb, Dave M., Gilbert, Nicolas L., Verma, Dave, Finkelstein, Norm, Chapman, Kenneth R., Sears, Malcolm R.

“…Background: Chronic exposure to traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) may contribute to premature mortality, but few studies to date have addressed this topic…”
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Air Pollution and Disability Days in Toronto: Results from the National Population Health Survey by Stieb, David M., Smith-Doiron, Marc, Brook, Jeffrey R., Burnett, Richard T., Dann, Tom, Mamedov, Alexandre, Chen, Yue

“…The influence of air pollution on disability days in Toronto during the period 1994–1999 was examined using data from Canada's National Population Health…”
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A New Multipollutant, No-Threshold Air Quality Health Index Based on Short-Term Associations Observed in Daily Time-Series Analyses by Stieb, David M., Burnett, Richard T., Smith-Doiron, Marc, Brion, Orly, Shin, Hwashin Hyun, Economou, Vanita

“…Air quality indices currently in use have been criticized because they do not capture additive effects of multiple pollutants, or reflect the apparent…”
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Ambient ultrafine particles and congenital heart defects by E, Lavigne, M, Hatzopoulou, K, Van Ryswyk, A, van Donkelaar, R, V. Martin, H, Chen, D, M. Stieb, A, Gasparrini, R, T. Burnett, S, Weichenthal

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Consulting the community for environmental health indicator development: the case of air quality by Cole, Donald C., Pengelly, L. David, Eyles, John, Stieb, David M., Hustler, Rhonda

“…As health promotion practitioners advocate for an integration of health and environmental concerns, they must struggle with the role of environmental health…”
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A Temporal, Multicity Model to Estimate the Effects of Short-Term Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution on Health by Shin, Hwashin Hyun, Stieb, David M., Jessiman, Barry, Goldberg, Mark S., Brion, Orly, Brook, Jeff, Ramsay, Tim, Burnett, Richard T.

“…Background: Countries worldwide are expending significant resources to improve air quality partly to improve the health of their citizens. Are these societal…”
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Do questions reflecting indoor air pollutant exposure from a questionnaire predict direct measure of exposure in owner-occupied houses? by Loo, C K Jennifer, Foty, Richard G, Wheeler, Amanda J, Miller, J David, Evans, Greg, Stieb, David M, Dell, Sharon D

“…Home characteristic questions are used in epidemiological studies and clinical settings to assess potentially harmful exposures in the home. The objective of…”
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Meta-Analysis of Time-Series Studies of Air Pollution and Mortality: Effects of Gases and Particles and the Influence of Cause of Death, Age, and Season by Stieb, David M., Judek, Stan, Burnett, Richard T.

“…A comprehensive, systematic synthesis was conducted of daily time-series studies of air pollution and mortality from around the world. Estimates of effect…”
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Coarse Particulate Matter and Hospitalization for Respiratory Infections in Children Younger Than 15 Years in Toronto: A Case-Crossover Analysis by Lin, Mei, Stieb, David M, Chen, Yue

“…The purpose of this study was to examine the association between ambient air pollution and hospitalization for respiratory infections among children who were…”
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NTCP Modeling of Late Effects for Head and Neck Cancer: A Systematic Review by Stieb, Sonja, Lee, Anna, van Dijk, Lisanne V., Frank, Steven, Fuller, Clifton David, Blanchard, Pierre

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A scripted activity study of the impact of protective advice on personal exposure to ultra-fine and fine particulate matter and volatile organic compounds by Stieb, David M, Evans, Gregory J, Sabaliauskas, Kelly, Chen, L I, Campbell, Monica E, Wheeler, Amanda J, Brook, Jeffrey R, Guay, Mireille

“…We evaluated the impact on personal exposure to air pollutants of following advice which typically accompanies air quality advisories and indices. Scripts…”
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Coarse particulate matter and hospitalization for respiratory infections in children younger than 15 years in Toronto: a case-crossover analysis by Lin, Mei, Stieb, David M, Chen, Yue

“…Objectives. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between ambient air pollution and hospitalization for respiratory infections among…”
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Air Pollution and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome by Dales, Robert, Burnett, Richard T, Smith-Doiron, Marc, Stieb, David M, Brook, Jeffrey R

“…Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) affects approximately 1 in 1000 live births and is the most common cause of infant death after the perinatal period. To…”
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