Adventist Health Studies
Adventist Health Study

Adventist Health and Smog (AHSMOG) Study

Published papers

1. Hodgkin JE, Abbey DE, Euler GL, Magie AR. COPD prevalence in nonsmokers in high and low photochemical air pollution areas. Chest 1984:86;830-838. See abstract.

2. Euler GL, Abbey DE, Hodgkin JE, Magie AR. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease symptom effects of long-term cumulative exposure to ambient levels of total suspended particulates and sulfur dioxide in California Seventh-day Adventist residents. Arch Environ Health 1987:42(4);213-222. See abstract.

3. Euler GL, Abbey DE, Hodgkin JE, Magie AR. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease symptom effects of long-term cumulative exposure to ambient levels of total oxidants and nitrogen dioxide in California Seventh-day Adventist residents. Arch Environ Health 1988:43(4);279-285. See abstract.

4. Abbey DE, Euler GL, Moore JK, Petersen F, Hodgkin JE, and Magie AR. Applications of a method for setting air quality standards based on epidemiological data. JAPCA 1989:39(4);437-445. See abstract.

5. Abbey DE, Mills PK, Petersen F, Beeson WL. Long term ambient concentrations of total suspended particulates and oxidants as related to incidence of chronic disease in California Seventh-day Adventists. Environ Health Perspec.1991:94;43-50. See abstract.

6. Abbey DE, Moore J, Petersen F, Beeson WL. Estimating cumulative ambient concentrations of air pollutants: Description and precision of methods used for an epidemiological study. Arch Environ Health 1991:46(5);281-287. See abstract.

7. Mills PK, Abbey DE, Beeson WL, Petersen F. Ambient air pollution and cancer in California Seventh-day Adventists. Arch Environ Health 1991:46(5);271-280. See abstract.

8. Abbey DE, Petersen FF, Mills PK, Beeson WL. Long-term ambient concentrations of total suspended particulates, ozone, and sulfur dioxide and respiratory symptoms in a non-smoking population. Arch of Environ Health 1993:48(1);33-46. See abstract.

9. Abbey DE, Petersen FF, Mills PK, Kittle L. Chronic respiratory disease associated with long term ambient concentrations of sulfates and other air pollutants. J Exposure Anal and Environ Epidemiol 1993:3(S1);99-115. See abstract.

10. Abbey DE, Colome, SD, Mills PK, Burchette R, Beeson WL, Tian Y. Chronic disease associated with long term concentrations of nitrogen dioxide. J of Exposure Anal and Environ Epidemiol 1993:3(2);181-202. See abstract.

11. Greer JR, Abbey DE, Burchette RJ. Asthma related to occupational and ambient air pollutants in nonsmokers. J of Occup and Environ Med. 1993:35(9);909-915. See abstract.

12. Robbins AS, Abbey DE, Lebowitz MD. Passive smoking and chronic respiratory disease symptoms in non-smoking adults. Intl J of Epidemiol. 1993:22;809-817. See abstract.

13. Abbey DE, Hwang BL, Burchette RJ. Estimated long-term ambient concentrations of PM10 and development of respiratory symptoms in a nonsmoking population. Arch Environ Hlth. 1995:50;(2):139-150. See abstract.

14. Abbey DE, Lebowitz MD, Mills PK, Petersen FF, Beeson WL, Burchette RJ. Long-term ambient concentrations of particulates and oxidants and development of chronic disease in a cohort of non- smoking California residents. Inhalat Toxicol.1995;7:19-34. See abstract.

15. Abbey DE, Ostro B, Fraser G, VanCuren T, Burchette RJ. Estimating fine particulates less than 2.5 Microns in aerodynamic diameter (PM2.5) from airport visibility data in California. JEAEE 1995;5(2):161-180. See abstract.

16. Abbey DE, Ostro B, Petersen F, Burchette RJ. Chronic respiratory symptoms associated with estimated long-term ambient concentrations of fine particulates less than 2.5 Microns in diameter (PM2.5) and other air pollutants. JEAEE 1995;5(2):137-159. See abstract.

17. Abbey DE, and Burchette RJ. Relative power of alternative ambient air pollution metrics for detecting chronic health effects in epidemiological studies. Environmetrics 1996;7:453-470. See abstract.

18. Abbey DE, Nishino N, and McDonnell WF. Development of chronic productive cough as associated with long-term ambient inhalable particulate pollutants (PM10) in nonsmoking adults: The AHSMOG Study. Applied Occup Environ Hyg. 1998;13(6):444-452. See abstract.

19. McDonnell WF, Enright PL, Abbey DE, Knutsen SF, Peters JA, Burchette RJ. Spirometric prediction equations for older adults. Respiratory Medicine, 1998;92:914-921. See abstract.

20. Enright PL, Peters JA, Burchette R, Boyle PJR, Lebowitz MD, Abbey DE. Peak flow lability: association with asthma and spirometry in an older cohort. Chest 1997;112:895-901. See abstract.

21. Abbey DE, Burchette RJ, Knutsen SF, McDonnell WF, Lebowitz M, Enright PL. Long-term particulate and other air pollutants and lung function in nonsmokers. Am J Resp Crit Care Med. 1998;158:289-298. See abstract.

22. Beeson WL, Abbey DE, Knutsen SF. Long-term concentrations of ambient air pollutants and incident lung cancer in California adults: results from the AHSMOG Study. Environ Health Perspec. 1998;106(12):813-823. See abstract.

23. McDonnell WF, Abbey DE, Nishino N, Lebowitz MD. Long-term ambient ozone concentration and the incidence of asthma in nonsmoking adults: the AHSMOG Study. Environ Research 1999; 80:110-121. See abstract.

24. Berglund DJ, Abbey DE, Lebowitz MD, Knutsen SF, McDonnell WF. Respiratory symptoms and pulmonary function in an elderly nonsmoking population. Chest 1999; 115 (1): 49-59. See abstract.

25. Abbey DE, Nishino N, McDonnell WF, Burchette RJ, Knutsen SF, Beeson WL, Yang JX. Long- term inhalable particles and other air pollutants related to mortality in nonsmokers. Am J Resp Crit Care Med. 1999; 159: 373-382. See abstract.

26. McDonnell WF, Nishino-Ishikawa N, Petersen FF, Chen L, Abbey DE. Relationships of mortality with the fine and coarse fractions of long-term ambient PM10 concentrations in nonsmokers. J Exp Anal Environ Epidemiol 2000:10;427-436.

27. Chen LH, Knutsen SF, Shavlik D, Beeson WL, Petersen F, Ghamsary M, Abbey D. The association between fatal coronary heart disease and ambient particulate air pollution: Are females at greater risk? Environ Health Perspect. 2005:113(12);1723-1729. See abstract.

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