Jill M Ferdinands

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Affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi ADRB2 Arg16Gly polymorphism, lung function, and mortality: results from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study
    Jill M Ferdinands
    Air Pollution and Respiratory Health Branch, Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
    PLoS ONE 2:e289. 2007
  2. ncbi Obstructive lung disease models: what is valid?
    Jill M Ferdinands
    Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
    COPD 5:382-93. 2008
  3. ncbi A pilot study of host genetic variants associated with influenza-associated deaths among children and young adults
    Jill M Ferdinands
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Emerg Infect Dis 17:2294-302. 2011
  4. ncbi Breath acidification in adolescent runners exposed to atmospheric pollution: a prospective, repeated measures observational study
    Jill M Ferdinands
    Air Pollution and Respiratory Health Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS A 32, Atlanta GA 30333, USA
    Environ Health 7:10. 2008
  5. ncbi Magnitude of potential biases in a simulated case-control study of the effectiveness of influenza vaccination
    Jill M Ferdinands
    Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 54:25-32. 2012
  6. ncbi Ionic determinants of exhaled breath condensate pH before and after exercise in adolescent athletes
    Roby Greenwald
    Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Cystic Fibrosis, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Pediatr Pulmonol 44:768-77. 2009
  7. ncbi Influenza vaccination status is not associated with influenza testing among children: implications for observational studies of vaccine effectiveness
    Jill M Ferdinands
    Influenza Division, U S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    Vaccine 29:1935-40. 2011
  8. ncbi Effectiveness of home-based, multi-trigger, multicomponent interventions with an environmental focus for reducing asthma morbidity: a community guide systematic review
    Deidre D Crocker
    Air Pollution and Respiratory Health Branch, Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, National Center for Environmental Health, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
    Am J Prev Med 41:S5-32. 2011

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Publications8

  1. ncbi ADRB2 Arg16Gly polymorphism, lung function, and mortality: results from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study
    Jill M Ferdinands
    Air Pollution and Respiratory Health Branch, Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
    PLoS ONE 2:e289. 2007
    ..We sought to examine the association of beta-agonist use and the Arg16Gly polymorphism with lung function and mortality among participants in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study...
  2. ncbi Obstructive lung disease models: what is valid?
    Jill M Ferdinands
    Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
    COPD 5:382-93. 2008
    ..Defining the required level of validation and providing guidance for quantitative assessment and reporting of validation are important future steps in promoting simulation models as practical decision tools...
  3. ncbi A pilot study of host genetic variants associated with influenza-associated deaths among children and young adults
    Jill M Ferdinands
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Emerg Infect Dis 17:2294-302. 2011
    ..Among children and young adults who died of influenza, low-producing MBL2 genotypes may have increased risk for MRSA co-infection...
  4. ncbi Breath acidification in adolescent runners exposed to atmospheric pollution: a prospective, repeated measures observational study
    Jill M Ferdinands
    Air Pollution and Respiratory Health Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS A 32, Atlanta GA 30333, USA
    Environ Health 7:10. 2008
    ..The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of vigorous outdoor exercise during peak smog season on breath pH, a biomarker of airway inflammation, in adolescent athletes...
  5. ncbi Magnitude of potential biases in a simulated case-control study of the effectiveness of influenza vaccination
    Jill M Ferdinands
    Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 54:25-32. 2012
    ..Although several forms of bias may distort estimates of vaccine effectiveness derived from case-control studies, there have been few attempts to quantify the magnitude of these biases...
  6. ncbi Ionic determinants of exhaled breath condensate pH before and after exercise in adolescent athletes
    Roby Greenwald
    Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Cystic Fibrosis, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Pediatr Pulmonol 44:768-77. 2009
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  7. ncbi Influenza vaccination status is not associated with influenza testing among children: implications for observational studies of vaccine effectiveness
    Jill M Ferdinands
    Influenza Division, U S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    Vaccine 29:1935-40. 2011
    ..These findings suggest that estimates of vaccine effectiveness derived from observational studies among children are unlikely to be biased due to differential diagnostic testing...
  8. ncbi Effectiveness of home-based, multi-trigger, multicomponent interventions with an environmental focus for reducing asthma morbidity: a community guide systematic review
    Deidre D Crocker
    Air Pollution and Respiratory Health Branch, Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, National Center for Environmental Health, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
    Am J Prev Med 41:S5-32. 2011
    ..Intervention components focus on reducing exposures to a range of asthma triggers (allergens and irritants) through environmental assessment, education, and remediation...