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Alberg AJ, Diette GB, Ford JG. Invited commentary: Attendance and absence as markers of health status--the example of active and passive cigarette smoking. American Journal of Epidemiology 2003;157(10):870-873.
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Allen FC, Diette GB, McDonald RC, Skinner EA, Steinwachs DM, Wu AW. Improving asthma care and outcomes in a managed care setting: a case study. Disease Management & Health Outcomes 2002;10:495-503.

Allen FC, Vargas PA, Kolodner K, Eggleston P, Butz A, Huss K, Malveaux F, Rand CS. Assessing pediatric clinical asthma practices and perceptions: a new instrument. Journal of Asthma 2000;37(1):31-42.
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Barnes KC. Genetic epidemiology of health disparities in allergy and clinical immunology. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2006;117(2):243-254.
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Barnes KC, Caraballo L, Munoz M, Zambelli-Weiner A, Ehrlich E, Burki M, Jimenez S, Mathias RA, Stockton ML, Deindl P, Mendoza L, Hershey GK, Nickel R, Wills-Karp M. A novel promoter polymorphism in the gene encoding complement component 5 receptor 1 on chromosome 19q13.3 is not associated with asthma and atopy in three independent populations. Clinical and Experimental Allergy 2004;34(5):736-744.
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Barnes KC, Grant AV, Baltadzhieva D, Zhang S, Berg T, Shao L, Zambelli-Weiner A, Anderson W, Nelsen A, Pillai S, Yarnall DP, Dienger K, Ingersoll RG, Scott AF, Fallin MD, Mathias RA, Beaty TH, Garcia JG, Wills-Karp M. Variants in the gene encoding C3 are associated with asthma and related phenotypes among African Caribbean families. Genes and Immunity 2006;7(1):27-35.
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Barnes KC, Grant A, Gao P, Baltadjieva D, Berg T, Chi P, Zhang S, Zambelli-Weiner A, Ehrlich E, Zardkoohi O, Brummet ME, Stockton M, Watkins T, Gao L, Gittens M, Wills-Karp M, Cheadle C, Beck LA, Beaty TH, Becker KG, Garcia JG, Mathias RA. Polymorphisms in the novel gene acyloxyacyl hydroxylase (AOAH) are associated with asthma and associated phenotypes. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2006;118(1):70-77.
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Barnes KC, Grant AV, Gao P. A review of the genetic epidemiology of resistance to parasitic disease and atopic asthma: common variants for common phenotypes? Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2005;5(5):379-385.
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Barnes KC, Grant AV, Hansel NN, Gao P, Dunston GM. African Americans with Asthma: Genetic Insights. (Submitted to Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society 2006)

Beck CM, Geyh A, Srinivasan A, Breysse PN, Eggleston PA, Buckley TJ. The impact of a building implosion on airborne particulate matter in an urban community. Journal of Air & Waste Management Association 2003;53(10):1256-1264.
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Bollinger ME, Butz A, Mudd K, Hamilton RG. Contamination of nebulizers with environmental allergens. Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology 2005;95(5):429-432.
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Breysse PN, Buckley TJ, Williams D, Beck CM, Jo SJ, Merriman B, Kanchanaraksa S, Swartz LJ, Callahan KA, Butz AM, Rand CS, Diette GB, Krishnan JA, Moseley AM, Curtin-Brosnan J, Durkin NB, Eggleston PA. Indoor exposures to air pollutants and allergens in the homes of asthmatic children in inner-city Baltimore. Environmental Research 2005;98(2):167-176.
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Breysse PN, Farr N, Galke W, Lanphear B, Morley R, Bergofsky L. The relationship between housing and health: children at risk. Environmental Health Perspectives 2004;112(15):1583-1588.
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Butz AM, Eggleston P, Huss K, Kolodner K, Rand C. Nebulizer use in inner-city children with asthma: morbidity, medication use, and asthma management practices. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine 2000;154(10):984-990.
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Butz A, Pham L, Lewis L, Lewis C, Hill K, Walker J, Winkelstein M. Rural children with asthma: impact of a parent and child asthma education program. Journal of Asthma 2005;42(10):813-821.
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Butz A, Tsoukleris M, Donithan M, Hsu V, Mudd K, Zuckerman I, Bollinger ME. Patterns of inhaled anti-inflammatory medication use in young underserved children with asthma. (Resubmission invited, under review Pediatrics 2006)

Butz AM, Riekert KA, Eggleston P, Winkelstein M, Thompson RE, Rand C. Factors associated with preventive asthma care in inner-city children. Clinical Pediatrics 2004;43(8):709-719.
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Butz AM, Tsoukleris MG, Donithan M, Hsu VD, Zuckerman I, Mudd KE, Thompson RE, Rand C, Bollinger ME. Effectiveness of nebulizer use-targeted asthma education on underserved children with asthma. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine 2006;160(6):622-628.
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Callahan KA, Eggleston PA, Rand CS, Kanchanaraksa S, Swartz LJ, Wood RA. Knowledge and practice of dust mite control by specialty care. Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology 2003;90(3):302-307.
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Cho HY, Jedlicka AE, Reddy SP, Kensler TW, Yamamoto M, Zhang LY, Kleeberger SR. Role of NRF2 in protection against hyperoxic lung injury in mice. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology 2002;26(2):175-182.
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Cho HY, Jedlicka AE, Reddy SP, Zhang LY, Kensler TW, Kleeberger SR. Linkage analysis of susceptibility to hyperoxia. Nrf2 is a candidate gene. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology 2002;26(1):42-51.
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Cho HY, Reddy SP, Debiase A, Yamamoto M, Kleeberger SR. Gene expression profiling of NRF2-mediated protection against oxidative injury. Free Radical Biology and Medicine 2005;38(3):325-343.
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Cho HY, Zhang LY, Kleeberger SR. Ozone-induced lung inflammation and hyperreactivity are mediated via tumor necrosis factor-α receptors. American Journal Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology 2001;280(3):L537-L546.
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Diette GB, Krishnan JA, Dominici F, Haponik E, Skinner EA, Steinwachs D, Wu AW. Asthma in older patients: factors associated with hospitalization. Archives of Internal Medicine 2002;162(10):1123-1132.
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Diette GB, Krishnan JA, Wolfenden LL, Skinner EA, Steinwachs DM, Wu AW. Relationship of physician estimate of underlying asthma severity to asthma outcomes. Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology 2004;93(6):546-552.
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Diette GB, Markson L, Skinner EA, Nguyen TT, Algatt-Bergstrom P, Wu AW. Nocturnal asthma in children affects school attendance, school performance, and parents' work attendance. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine 2000;154(9):923-928.
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Diette GB, Skinner EA, Markson LE, Algatt-Bergstrom P, Nguyen TT, Clark RD, Wu AW. Consistency of care with national guidelines for children with asthma in managed care. Journal of Pediatrics 2001;138(1):59-64.
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Diette GB, Skinner EA, Nguyen TT, Markson L, Clark BD, Wu AW. Comparison of quality of care by specialist and generalist physicians as usual source of asthma care for children. Pediatrics 2001;108(2):432-437.
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Eggleston PA. Asthma. In Oski FA ed. Principles and Practice of Pediatrics. 3rd edition. Philadelphia. JB Lippincott. ed 2, 2005:215-222.

Eggleston PA. Clinical trials of allergen avoidance in established asthma. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2001;108(5):685-687.
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Eggleston PA. Control of environmental allergens as a therapeutic approach. Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America 2003;23(3):533-547, viii-ix.
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Eggleston PA. Improving indoor environments: reducing allergen exposures. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2005;116(1):122-126.
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Eggleston PA. Methods and effectiveness of indoor environmental control. Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology 2001;87(6 Suppl 3):44-47.
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Eggleston PA, Buckley TJ, Breysse PN, Wills-Karp M, Kleeberger SR, Jaakkola JJ. The environment and asthma in U.S. inner cities. Environmental Health Perspectives 1999;107(Suppl 3):439-450.
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Eggleston PA, Butz A, Rand C, Curtin-Brosnan J, Kanchanaraksa S, Swartz L, Breysse P, Buckley T, Diette G, Merriman B, Krishnan JA. Home environmental intervention in inner-city asthma: a randomized controlled clinical trial. Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology 2005;95(6):518-524.
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Eggleston PA, Diette G, Lipsett M, Lewis T, Tager I, McConnell R, Chrischilles E, Lanphear B, Miller R, Krishnan J. Lessons Learned for the Study of Childhood Asthma from the Centers for Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research. Environmental Health Perspectives 2005;113:1430-1436.
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Eggleston PA, Wood RA, Rand C, Nixon WJ, Chen PH, Lukk P. Removal of cockroach allergen from inner-city homes. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 1999;104(4 Pt 1):842-846.
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Ferrari E, Tsay A, Eggleston PA, Spisni A, Chapman MD. Environmental detection of mouse allergen by means of immunoassay for recombinant Mus m 1. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2004;114(2):341-346.
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Georas SN, Guo J, De Fanis U, Casolaro V. T-helper cell type-2 regulation in allergic disease. European Respiratory Journal 2005;26(6):1119-1137.
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Gilliland FD, Avol EL, Kinney P, Jerrett M, Dvonch T, Lurmann F, Buckley T, Breysse P, Keeler J, de Villiers T, McConnell R(2005). Air pollution exposure assessment for epidemiologic studies of pregnant women and children: Lessons learned from the Centers for Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research. Environmental Health Perspectives 113(10):1447-1454.
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Hansel NN, Eggleston PA, Krishnan JA, Curtin-Brosnan J, Rand CS, Patino CM, Diette GB. Asthma-related health status determinants of environmental control practices for inner-city preschool children. Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology 2006;97(3):409-417.
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Hansel NN, Hilmer SC, Georas SN, Cope LM, Guo J, Irizarry RA, Diette GB. Oligonucleotide-microarray analysis of peripheral-blood lymphocytes in severe asthma. Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine 2005;145(5):263-274.
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Hansel NN, Rand CS, Krishnan J, Okelo S, Breysse P, Eggleston P, Matsui E, Diette GB. Caregiver's Health Beliefs and Use of Environmental Control Practices in Homes of Children with Asthma. (Submitted to Pediatric Asthma Allergy & Immunology 2006)

Hawlisch H, Wills-Karp M, Karp CL, Kohl J. The anaphylatoxins bridge innate and adaptive immune responses in allergic asthma. Molecular Immunology 2004;41(2-3):123-131.
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Huang IC, Diette GB, Dominici F, Frangakis C, Wu AW. Variations of physician group profiling indicators for asthma care. American Journal of Managed Care 2005;11(1):38-44.
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Huang IC, Dominici F, Frangakis C, Diette GB, Damberg CL, Wu AW. Is risk-adjustor selection more important than statistical approach for provider profiling? Asthma as an example. Medical Decision Making 2005;25(1):20-34.
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Huang IC, Frangakis C, Dominici F, Diette GB, Wu AW. Application of a propensity score approach for risk adjustment in profiling multiple physician groups on asthma care. Health Service Research 2005;40(1):253-278.
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Huss K, Adkinson NF Jr, Eggleston PA, Dawson C, Van Natta ML, Hamilton RG. House dust mite and cockroach exposure are strong risk factors for positive allergy skin test responses in the Childhood Asthma Management Program. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2001;107(1):48-54.
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Israel BA, Parker EA, Rowe Z, Salvatore A, Minkler M, Lopez J, Butz A, Mosley A, Coates L, Lambert G, Potito PA, Brenner B, Rivera M, Romero H, Thompson B, Coronado G, Halstead S. Community-Based Participatory Research: Lessons Learned from the Centers for Children’s Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research. Environmental Health Perspectives 2005;113(10):1463-1471.
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Jo SJ, Lee DH, Shin DC, Chung Y, Breysse PN. Correlation study between the environmental, personal and human exposure of volatile organic compounds in ambient air. Korean Journal of Environmental Toxicology 2002;17-3:197-205.

Jo SJ, Shin DC, Chung Y, Lee DH, Breysse PN. The development of exposure assessment tools for risk assessment of volatile organic compounds. Korean Journal of Environmental Toxicology 2002;17-2:147-160.

Karp CL, Grupe A, Schadt E, Ewart SL, Keane-Moore M, Cuomo PJ, Kohl J, Wahl L, Kuperman D, Germer S, Aud D, Peltz G, Wills-Karp M. Identification of complement factor 5 as a susceptibility locus for experimental allergic asthma. Nature Immunology 2000;1(3):221-226.
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Karp CL, Wills-Karp M. Complement and IL-12: yin and yang. Microbes and Infection 2001;3(2):109-119.
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Keen JC, Cianferoni A, Florio G, Guo J, Chen R, Roman J, Wills-Karp M, Casolaro V, Georas SN. Characterization of a novel PMA-inducible pathway of interleukin-13 gene expression in T cells. Immunology 2006;117(1):29-37.
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Kleeberger SR. Genetic aspects of susceptibility to air pollution. The European Respiratory Journal-Supplement 2003;40:52s-56s.
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Kleeberger SR, Reddy S, Zhang LY, Jedlicka AE. Genetic susceptibility to ozone-induced lung hyperpermeability: role of toll-like receptor 4. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology 2000;22(5):620-627.
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Kleeberger SR, Reddy SP, Zhang LY, Cho HY, Jedlicka AE. Toll-like receptor 4 mediates ozone-induced murine lung hyperpermeability via inducible nitric oxide synthase. American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology 2001;280(2):L326-L333.
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Krishnan JA, Diette GB, Rand CS. Disparities in outcomes from chronic disease: impaired patient-physician partnerships may be an important cause in minorities. British Medical Journal 2001;323(7319):950.
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Krishnan V, Diette GB, Rand CS, Bilderback AL, Merriman B, Hansel NN, Krishnan JA. Mortality in patients hospitalized for asthma exacerbations in the United States. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2006;174(6):633-638.
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Krishnan JA, Diette GB, Skinner EA, Clark BD, Steinwachs D, Wu AW. Race and sex differences in consistency of care with national asthma guidelines in managed care organizations. Archives of Internal Medicine 2001;161(13):1660-1668.
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Krishnan J, Riekert KA, McCoy J, Stewart DY, Schmidt S, Chanmugam A, Hill P, Rand C. Adherence to Oral and inhaled corticosteriod therapy after hospitalization for asthma exacerbation. (Under review)

Krishnan JA, Riekert KA, McCoy JV, Stewart DY, Schmidt S, Chanmugam A, Hill P, Rand CS. Corticosteroid use after hospital discharge among high-risk adults with asthma. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2004;170(12):1281-1285.
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Lewis RD, Breysse PN. Carpet properties that affect the retention of cat allergen. Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology 2000;84(1):31-36.
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Lewis RD, Breysse PN, Sterling DA, King B. A soiling system for evaluation of house dust, allergens, and lead retention on carpets and other surfaces. Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 1999;14(12):845-851.
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Lewkowich IP, Herman NS, Schleifer KW, Dance MP, Chen BL, Dienger KM, Sproles AA, Shah JS, Kohl J, Belkaid Y, Wills-Karp M. CD4+CD25+ T cells protect against experimentally induced asthma and alter pulmonary dendritic cell phenotype and function. Journal of Experimental Medicine 2005;202(11):1549-1561.
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Limb SL, Brown KC, Wood RA, Wise RA, Eggleston PA, Tonascia J, Adkinson NF Jr. Irreversible lung function deficits in young adults with a history of childhood asthma. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2005;116(6):1213-1219.
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Limb SL, Brown KC, Wood RA, Wise RA, Eggleston PA, Tonascia J, Hamilton RG, Adkinson NF Jr. Adult asthma severity in individuals with a history of childhood asthma. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2005;115(1):61-66.
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Matsui EC, Diette GB, Krop EJM, Aalberse RC, Smith AL, Curtin-Brosnan J, Eggleston PA. Mouse allergen-specific immunoglobulin G and Immunoglobulin G4 and allergic symptoms in immunoglobulin E-sensitized laboratory animal workers. Clinical Experimental Allergy 2005;35:1347-1353.
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Matsui EC, Diette GB, Krop EJ, Aalberse RC, Smith AL, Eggleston PA. Mouse allergen-specific immunoglobulin G4 and risk of mouse skin test sensitivity. Clinical and Experimental Allergy 2006;36(8):1097-1103.
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Matsui EC, Eggleston PA, Buckley TJ, Krishnan JA, Breysse P, Rand C, Diette GB. Household mouse allergen exposure and asthma morbidity in inner-city preschool children. Annals of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology 2006;97(4):514-520.
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Matsui E, Kagey-Sobotka A, Chichester K, Eggleston PA. Allergic potency of recombinant Fel d 1 is reduced by low concentrations of chlorine bleach. Journal of Allergy Clinical and Immunology 2003;111(2):396-401.
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Matsui EC, Krop EJ, Diette GB, Aalberse RC, Smith AL, Eggleston PA. Mouse allergen exposure and immunologic responses: IgE-mediated mouse sensitization and mouse specific IgG and IgG4 levels. Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology 2004;93(2):171-178.
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Matsui EC, Simons E, Rand C, Butz A, Buckley TJ, Breysse P, Eggleston PA. Airborne mouse allergen in the homes of inner-city children with asthma. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2005;115(2):358-363.
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Matsui EC, Wood RA, Rand C, Kanchanaraksa S, Swartz L, Curtin-Brosnan J, Eggleston PA. Cockroach allergen exposure and sensitization in suburban middle-class children with asthma. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2003;112(1):87-92.
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Matsui EC, Wood RA, Rand C, Kanchanaraksa S, Swartz L, Eggleston PA. Mouse allergen exposure and mouse skin test sensitivity in suburban, middle-class children with asthma. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2004;113(5):910-915.
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Mayer RJ, Wills-Karp M. Recent insights into pathogenesis and control of asthma and atopic diseases. Inflammation Research 1999;48(9):469-470.

Mudd K, Bollinger ME, Hsu VD, Donithan M, Butz A. Pharmacy fill patterns in young urban children with persistent asthma. Journal of Asthma 2006;43(8):597-600.
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Nadif R, Jedlicka A, Mintz M, Bertrand JP, Kleeberger S, Kauffmann F. Effect of TNF and LTA polymorphisms on biological markers of response to oxidative stimuli in coal miners: a model of gene-environment interaction. Tumour necrosis factor and lymphotoxin alpha. Journal Medical Genetics 2003;40(2):96-103.
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Nadif R, Mintz M, Jedlicka A, Bertrand JP, Kleeberger SR, Kauffmann F. Association of CAT polymorphisms with catalase activity and exposure to environmental oxidative stimuli. Free Radical Research 2005;3(12):1345-1350.
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Nadif R, Mintz M, Rivas-Fuentes S, Jedlicka A, Lavergne E, Rodero M, Kauffmann F, Combadiere C, Kleeberger SR. Polymorphisms in chemokine and chemokine receptor genes and the development of coal workers' pneumoconiosis. Cytokine 2006;33(3):171-178.
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Okelo S, Patino C, Hansel NN, Eggleston P, Krishnan J, Rand C, Diette GB. Low Use of Asthma Specialist Care in High-Risk Inner City Black Children. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2006. (Submitted)

Okelo SO, Wu AW, Krishnan JA, Rand CS, Skinner EA, Diette GB. Emotional quality-of-life and outcomes in adolescents with asthma. Journal of Pediatrics 2004;145(4):523-529.
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Paasche-Orlow MK, Riekert KA, Bilderback A, Chanmugam A, Hill P, Rand CS, Brancati FL, Krishnan JA. Tailored education may reduce health literacy disparities in asthma self-management. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2005;172(8):980-986.
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Patil SP, Krishnan JA, Lechtzin N, Diette GB. In-hospital mortality following acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Archives of Internal Medicine 2003;163(10):1180-1186.
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Perry T, Matsui E, Merriman B, Duong T, Eggleston P. The prevalence of rat allergen in inner-city homes and its relationship to sensitization and asthma morbidity. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2003;112(2):346-352.
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Perry TT, Wood RA, Matsui EC, Curtin-Brosnan J, Rand C, Eggleston PA. Room-Specific Characteristics of Suburban Homes as Predictors of Indoor Allergen. Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology, 2006. (In press)

Phipatanakul W, Eggleston PA, Conover-Walker MK, Kesavanathan J, Sweitzer D, Wood RA. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of the effect of zafirlukast on upper and lower respiratory responses to cat challenge. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2000;105(4):704-710.
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Phipatanakul W, Eggleston PA, Wright EC, Wood RA. Mouse allergen. I. The prevalence of mouse allergen in inner-city homes. The National Cooperative Inner-City Asthma Study. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2000;106(6):1070-1074.
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Phipatanakul W, Eggleston PA, Wright EC, Wood RA, National Coooperative Inner-City Asthma Study. Mouse allergen. II. The relationship of mouse allergen exposure to mouse sensitization and asthma morbidity in inner-city children with asthma. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2000;106(6):1075-1080.
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Polack FP, Teng MN, Collins PL, Prince GA, Exner M, Regele H, Lirman DD, Rabold R, Hoffman SJ, Karp CL, Kleeberger SR, Wills-Karp M, Karron RA. A role for immune complexes in enhanced respiratory syncytial virus disease. Journal of Experimental Medicine 2002;196(6):859-865.
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Porter M, Breysse P, Williams D, Georas SN, Williams MA. Dendritic Cells Display Distinct Patterns of Immune Activation After Exposure to Car or Diesel Exhaust Particles. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, 2006. (Under revision)

Porter M, Guo J, Williams D, Breysse P, Georas SN, Williams MA. Diesel exhaust particles induce a novel pattern of pro-allergic dendritic cell activation. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, 2006. (Under revision)

Rangasamy T, Guo J, Mitzner WA, Roman J, Singh A, Fryer AD, Yamamoto M, Kensler TW, Tuder RM, Georas SN, Biswal S. Disruption of Nrf2 enhances susceptibility to severe airway inflammation and asthma in mice. Journal of Experimental Medicine 2005;202(1):47-59.
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Rand CS, Butz AM, Kolodner K, Huss K, Eggleston P, Malveaux F. Emergency department visits by urban African American children with asthma. Journal of Allergy Clinical Immunology 2000;105(1 Pt 1):83-90.
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Reddy SP, Adiseshaiah P, Shapiro P, Vuong H. BMK1 (ERK5) regulates squamous differentiation marker SPRR1B transcription in Clara-like H441 cells. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology 2002;27(1):64-70.
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Reddy SP, Mossman BT. Role and regulation of activator protein-1 in toxicant-induced responses of the lung. American Journal Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology 2002;283(6):L1161-L1178.
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Rubin HR, Pronovost P, Diette GB. From a process of care to a measure: the development and testing of a quality indicator. International Journal for Quality in Health Care 2001;13(6):489-496.
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Rubin HR, Pronovost P, Diette GB. The advantages and disadvantages of process-based measures of health care quality. International Journal for Quality in Health Care 2001;13(6):469-474.
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Rubinson L, Haponik EF, Wu AW, Diette GB. Internists' adherence to guidelines for prevention of intravascular catheter infections. JAMA-Journal of the American Medical Association 2003;290(21):2802.

Rubinson L, Wu AW, Haponik EE, Diette GB. Why is it that internists do not follow guidelines for preventing intravascular catheter infections? Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 2005;26(6):525-533.
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Sampson HA, Eggleston PA. Allergy. In Oski FA ed. Principles and Practice of Pediatrics. 3rd edition. Philadelphia. JB Lippincott. ed 2, 2005:209-215.

Sapkota A, Symons JM, Kleissl J, Wang L, Parlange MB, Ondov J, Breysse PN, Diette GB, Eggleston PA, Buckley TJ. Impact of the 2002 Canadian forest fires on particulate matter air quality in Baltimore city. Environmental Science & Technology 2005;39(1):24-32.
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Skinner EA, Diette GB, Algatt-Bergstrom PJ, Nguyen TT, Clark RD, Markson LE, Wu AW. The Asthma Therapy Assessment Questionnaire (ATAQ) for children and adolescents. Disease Management 2004;7(4):305-313.
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Smith A, Krishnan JA, Bilderback A, Riekert KA, Rand CS, Bartlett SJ. Depressive symptoms and adherence to asthma therapy after hospital discharge. Chest 2006;130(4):1034-1038.
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Spannhake EW, Reddy SP, Jacoby DB, Yu XY, Saatian B, Tian J. Synergism between rhinovirus infection and oxidant pollutant exposure enhances airway epithelial cell cytokine production. Environment Health Perspectives 2002;110(7):665-670.
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Srinivasan A, Beck C, Buckley T, Geyh A, Bova G, Merz W, Perl TM. The ability of hospital ventilation systems to filter Aspergillus and other fungi following a building implosion. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 2002;23(9):520-524.
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Swartz LJ, Callahan KA, Butz AM, Rand CS, Kanchanaraksa S, Diette GB, Krishnan JA, Breysse PN, Buckley TJ, Mosley AM, Eggleston PA. Methods and issues in conducting a community-based environmental randomized trial. Environmental Research 2004;95(2):156-165.
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Thach DC, Kleeberger SR, Tucker PC, Griffin DE. Genetic control of neuroadapted sindbis virus replication in female mice maps to chromosome 2 and associates with paralysis and mortality. Journal of Virology 2001;75(18):8674-8680.
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Walters DM, Breysse PN, Schofield B, Wills-Karp M. Complement factor 3 mediates particulate matter-induced airway hyperresponsiveness. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology 2002;27(4):413-418.
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Walters DM, Breysse PN, Wills-Karp M. Ambient urban Baltimore particulate-induced airway hyperresponsiveness and inflammation in mice. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2001;164(8 Pt 1):1438-1443.
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Walters DM, Wills-Karp M, Mitzner W. Assessment of cellular profile and lung function with repeated bronchoalveolar lavage in individual mice. Physiological Genomics 2000;2(1):29-36.
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Williams MA, Porter M, Guo J, Roman J, Williams D, Breysse P, Georas SN. Ambient Particulate Matter Directs Non-Classical Immunological Activation of Dendritic Cells and Promotes Th2-like Polarization. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2006. (Under Revision)

Williams MA, Porter M, Roman J, Breysse P, Williams D, Georas SN. Ambient Baltimore Particulate Matter Directs Non- Classical Immune Activation of Human Myeloid Dendritic Cells. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2006. (Under Revision)

Williams MC, Georas S. Gene expression patterns and susceptibility to allergic responses. Expert Review of Clinical Immunology 2006;2:59-73.

Wills-Karp M. Immunologic basis of antigen-induced airway hyperresponsiveness. Annual Review of Immunology 1999;17:255-281.
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Wills-Karp M, Ewart SL. Time to draw breath: asthma-susceptibility genes are identified. Nature Reviews Genetics 2004;5(5):376-387.

Wills-Karp M. Murine models of asthma in understanding immune dysregulation in human asthma. Immunopharmacology 2000;48(3):263-268.
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Winkelstein ML, Huss K, Butz A, Eggleston P, Vargas P, Rand C. Factors associated with medication self-administration in children with asthma. Clinical Pediatrics 2000;39(6):337-445.
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Wolfenden LL, Diette GB, Skinner EA, Steinwachs DM, Wu AW. Gaps in asthma care of the oldest adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2002;50(5):877-883.
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Wood RA, Eggleston PA, Rand C, Nixon WJ, Kanchanaraksa S. Cockroach allergen abatement with extermination and sodium hypochlorite cleaning in inner-city homes. Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology 2001;87(1):60-64.
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Wu AW, Young Y, Skinner EA, Diette GB, Huber M, Peres A, Steinwachs D. Quality of care and outcomes of adults with asthma treated by specialists and generalists in managed care. Archives of Internal Medicine 2001;161(21):2554-2560.
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Yurk RA, Diette GB, Skinner EA, Dominici F, Clark RD, Steinwachs DM, Wu AW. Predicting patient-reported asthma outcomes for adults in managed care. American Journal of Managed Care 2004;10(5):321-328.
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Zambelli-Weiner A, Ehrlich E, Stockton ML, Grant AV, Zhang S, Levett PN, Beaty TH, Barnes KC. Evaluation of the CD14/-260 polymorphism and house dust endotoxin exposure in the Barbados Asthma Genetics Study. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2005;115(6):1203-1209.
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Zeldin DC, Eggleston P, Chapman M, Piedmonte G, Renz H, Peden D. How exposures to biologics influence the induction and incidence of asthma. Environmental Health Perspectives 2006;114(4):620-626.
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Abstracts

Adiseshaiah PP, Voung HM, Reddy SPM. Mechanisms of Toxicant-Induced FRA-1 Gene Expression in Bronchial Epithelial Cells. (ATS 2002)

Beck CM, Srinivasan A, Geyh A, Breysse PN, Buckley TJ. Case Study of the Impact of Building Implosion on Community Air Quality. Presented at the Annual American Industrial Hygiene Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, LA, 2001.

Buckley TJ, Breysse PN, Beck CM, Eggleston PA. Air pollution and Allergen Exposure Among Asthmatic Children in Inner-City Baltimore. Presented at the 11th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Exposure Analysis, Charleston SC, November 2001.

Buckley T, Breysse PN, Jaakkola JJ, Beck C, Eggleston PA. PM Exposure Among Asthmatic Children In Inner-City Baltimore. Presented at EPA conference PM: Particulate Matter and Health: The Scientific Basis for Regulatory Decision Making in Charleston, SC, January 2000.

Buckley TJ, Wallace LA. Evaluation of an air purification device for control of indoor PM. Presented at PM 2000: Particulate Matter and Health – The Scientific Basis for Regulatory Decision Making, Charleston, SC, January 25-28, 2000.

Butz AM, Kanchanaraksa S, Curtin-Brosnan J, Breysse P, Buckley T, Krishnan JA, Swartz LJ, Eggleston PA. Early Respiratory Infections/Antibiotics and Asthma Severity Among Inner-city Children. (ATS 2003)

Catalano F, Marino G, Tartamella F, Scichilone N, Messina M, Vignola AM, Diette GB, Bellia V. Application of the Six Minute Walking Test (6MWT) in Elderly Asthmatics. (ATS 2003)

Curtin-Brosnan JM, Eggleston PA, Kanchanaraksa S, Wood RA, Rand CS, Diette GB. Comparison of Home Assessment and Self-Report Measures of Environmental Tobacco Smoke in Children with Asthma. (AAAAI 2003)

Davis JL, Krishnan JA, Merriman B, Diette GB. Clinical Variables Predict the Incidence of Dyspnea in Mild COPD. (ATS 2003)

Diette G. Impact of Nocturnal Asthma Symptoms on Parents of Inner City Children (AAAAI 2003)

Grant MM, Callahan KA, Curtin-Brosnan J, Butz A, Kanchanaraksa S, Diette GB, Breysse PN, Buckley TJ, Krishnan JA, Swartz LJ, Eggleston PA. Social and Economic Issues Related to Poor Housing for Inner City Children with Asthma. (ATS 2003)

Hansel NN, Hilmer SC, Georas SN, Guo J, Irizarry RA, Cope L, Hoffman EP, Garcia JGN, Diette GB. Johns Hopkins University and Children National Medical Center Washington, DC Oligonucleotide Microarray Analysis of Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes in Asthma. (ATS 2003)

Hottell KA, Buckley TJ, Breysse PN. Pilot Investigation of Proximity Monitoring to Assess Children’s Real-time Exposure to Airborne Particulate Matter. Presented at the 11th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Exposure Analysis, Charleston SC, 2001.

JA Krishnan, Diette GB, Breysse PN, Buckley TJ, Kanchanaraksa S, Eggleston PA. Relationship Between Exposure To Cat And Age At Diagnosis Of Asthma Krishnan (ATS 2003)

Logan J, Eggleston PA, Rand C, Butz A, Kanchanarksa S, Thomas P, Lewis MG. Stress Management and Asthma. (ATS 2003)

Reddy SPM, Voung HM, Adiseshaiah PP. Cigarette Smoke Induces the Expression FRA-1 Gene in Bronchial Epithelium. (ATS 2002)

Streeper NS, Wu AW, Merriman B, Steinwachs D, Diette GB. Physicians Underestimate Asthma Management Ability in African Americans. (ATS 2003)

Swartz LJ, Curtin-Brosnan J, Kanchanaraksa S, Rand C, Thomas PR, Eggleston PA. Caregiver Depression and Pediatric Asthma Morbidity in an Inner City Population. (AAAAI 2003)

Vargas PA, Rand CS. Concordance Between Patient Self-Reported And Physician Reported Asthma Regimen In Low-Income, Minority Children With Asthma. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 1999;159(3): A267, abstract.

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