Directly measured second hand smoke exposure and asthma health outcomes

MD Eisner, J Klein, SK Hammond, G Koren, G Lactao… - Thorax, 2005 - thorax.bmj.com
Background: Because they have chronic airway inflammation, adults with asthma could
have symptomatic exacerbation after exposure to second hand smoke (SHS). Surprisingly …

Impact of depressive symptoms on adult asthma outcomes

MD Eisner, PP Katz, G Lactao, C Iribarren - Annals of Allergy, Asthma & …, 2005 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Psychological disorders, including depression, are common in adults with
asthma. Although depression is treatable, its impact on longitudinal asthma outcomes is not …

Risk factors for work disability in severe adult asthma

MD Eisner, EH Yelin, PP Katz, G Lactao… - The American journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: We aimed to elucidate the prevalence of and risk factors for work disability in
severe adult asthma and to evaluate the impact of work disability on downstream health …

Tympanostomy tubes for otitis media: quality-of-life improvement for children and parents

…, RL Hilsinger Jr, B Lewis, G Lactao - Ear, nose & throat …, 2005 - journals.sagepub.com
We measured quality of life issues for both children and their parents on the premise that
parental quality of life should be an aspect of cost-effectiveness in otitis media treatment …