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Francesca Dominici, Ph.D.

TitleProfessor of Biostatistics
InstitutionHarvard School of Public Health
DepartmentBiostatistics
AddressHarvard School of Public Health
Bldg 2-405
655 Huntington Ave
Boston MA 02115
Phone617/432-4908
Other Positions
TitleAssociate Dean for Information Technology
InstitutionHarvard School of Public Health
DepartmentBiostatistics


 Overview 
 overview
Methodological Issues in Comparative Effectiveness Research
Methodological Issues in Implementation Science
Statistical Methods for the Analysis of Observational Studies
National epidemiolological studies of health effects of air pollution
Climate Change and Health
Bayesian Methods
Causal Inference


 Bibliographic 
 selected publications
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  1. Zigler CM, Watts K, Yeh RW, Wang Y, Coull BA, Dominici F. Model feedback in bayesian propensity score estimation. Biometrics. 2013 Mar; 69(1):263-73.
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  2. Correia AW, Pope CA, Dockery DW, Wang Y, Ezzati M, Dominici F. Effect of air pollution control on life expectancy in the United States: an analysis of 545 u.s. Counties for the period from 2000 to 2007. Epidemiology. 2013 Jan; 24(1):23-31.
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  3. Barr CD, Diez DM, Wang Y, Dominici F, Samet JM. Comprehensive smoking bans and acute myocardial infarction among Medicare enrollees in 387 US counties: 1999-2008. Am J Epidemiol. 2012 Oct 1; 176(7):642-8.
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  4. Diez DM, Dominici F, Zarubiak D, Levy JI. Statistical approaches for identifying air pollutant mixtures associated with aircraft departures at Los Angeles International Airport. Environ Sci Technol. 2012 Aug 7; 46(15):8229-35.
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  5. Dominici F, Mittleman MA. China's air quality dilemma: reconciling economic growth with environmental protection. JAMA. 2012 May 16; 307(19):2100-2.
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  6. Levy JI, Diez D, Dou Y, Barr CD, Dominici F. A meta-analysis and multisite time-series analysis of the differential toxicity of major fine particulate matter constituents. Am J Epidemiol. 2012 Jun 1; 175(11):1091-9.
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  7. Dionisio KL, Howie SR, Dominici F, Fornace KM, Spengler JD, Adegbola RA, Ezzati M. Household concentrations and exposure of children to particulate matter from biomass fuels in The Gambia. Environ Sci Technol. 2012 Mar 20; 46(6):3519-27.
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  8. Wang C, Parmigiani G, Dominici F. Bayesian effect estimation accounting for adjustment uncertainty. Biometrics. 2012 Sep; 68(3):661-71.
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  9. Yeh RW, Normand SL, Wang Y, Barr CD, Dominici F. Geographic disparities in the incidence and outcomes of hospitalized myocardial infarction: does a rising tide lift all boats? Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2012 Mar 1; 5(2):197-204.
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  10. Zigler CM, Dominici F, Wang Y. Estimating causal effects of air quality regulations using principal stratification for spatially correlated multivariate intermediate outcomes. Biostatistics. 2012 Apr; 13(2):289-302.
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  11. Brooke BS, Dominici F, Pronovost PJ, Makary MA, Schneider E, Pawlik TM. Variations in surgical outcomes associated with hospital compliance with safety practices. Surgery. 2012 May; 151(5):651-9.
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  12. Dionisio KL, Howie SR, Dominici F, Fornace KM, Spengler JD, Donkor S, Chimah O, Oluwalana C, Ideh RC, Ebruke B, Adegbola RA, Ezzati M. The exposure of infants and children to carbon monoxide from biomass fuels in The Gambia: a measurement and modeling study. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2012 Mar-Apr; 22(2):173-81.
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  13. Taylor JA, Dominici F, Agnew J, Gerwin D, Morlock L, Miller MR. Do nurse and patient injuries share common antecedents? An analysis of associations with safety climate and working conditions. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012 Feb; 21(2):101-11.
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  14. Bobb JF, Dominici F, Peng RD. A Bayesian model averaging approach for estimating the relative risk of mortality associated with heat waves in 105 U.S. cities. Biometrics. 2011 Dec; 67(4):1605-16.
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  15. Chang HH, Peng RD, Dominici F. Estimating the acute health effects of coarse particulate matter accounting for exposure measurement error. Biostatistics. 2011 Oct; 12(4):637-52.
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  16. Peng RD, Bobb JF, Tebaldi C, McDaniel L, Bell ML, Dominici F. Toward a quantitative estimate of future heat wave mortality under global climate change. Environ Health Perspect. 2011 May; 119(5):701-6.
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  17. Makary MA, Clark JM, Clarke JM, Shore AD, Magnuson TH, Richards T, Bass EB, Dominici F, Weiner JP, Wu AW, Segal JB. Medication utilization and annual health care costs in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus before and after bariatric surgery. Arch Surg. 2010 Aug; 145(8):726-31.
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  18. Burke AE, Bennett WL, Jamshidi RM, Gilson MM, Clark JM, Segal JB, Shore AD, Magnuson TH, Dominici F, Wu AW, Makary MA. Reduced incidence of gestational diabetes with bariatric surgery. J Am Coll Surg. 2010 Aug; 211(2):169-75.
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  19. Pham JC, Colantuoni E, Dominici F, Shore A, Macrae C, Scobie S, Fletcher M, Cleary K, Goeschel CA, Pronovost PJ. The harm susceptibility model: a method to prioritise risks identified in patient safety reporting systems. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010 Oct; 19(5):440-5.
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  20. Janes H, Dominici F, Zeger S. On quantifying the magnitude of confounding. Biostatistics. 2010 Jul; 11(3):572-82.
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  21. Dominici F, Peng RD, Barr CD, Bell ML. Protecting human health from air pollution: shifting from a single-pollutant to a multipollutant approach. Epidemiology. 2010 Mar; 21(2):187-94.
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  22. Ramos-Bonilla JP, Breysse PN, Dominici F, Geyh A, Tankersley CG. Ambient air pollution alters heart rate regulation in aged mice. Inhal Toxicol. 2010 Mar; 22(4):330-9.
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  23. Barr CD, Dominici F. Cap and trade legislation for greenhouse gas emissions: public health benefits from air pollution mitigation. JAMA. 2010 Jan 6; 303(1):69-70.
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  24. Kim S, Wipfli H, Navas-Acien A, Dominici F, Avila-Tang E, Onicescu G, Breysse P, Samet JM. Determinants of hair nicotine concentrations in nonsmoking women and children: a multicountry study of secondhand smoke exposure in homes. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2009 Dec; 18(12):3407-14.
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  25. Segal JB, Clark JM, Shore AD, Dominici F, Magnuson T, Richards TM, Weiner JP, Bass EB, Wu AW, Makary MA. Prompt reduction in use of medications for comorbid conditions after bariatric surgery. Obes Surg. 2009 Dec; 19(12):1646-56.
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  26. Katsouyanni K, Samet JM, Anderson HR, Atkinson R, Le Tertre A, Medina S, Samoli E, Touloumi G, Burnett RT, Krewski D, Ramsay T, Dominici F, Peng RD, Schwartz J, Zanobetti A. Air pollution and health: a European and North American approach (APHENA). Res Rep Health Eff Inst. 2009 Oct; (142):5-90.
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  27. Bell ML, Ebisu K, Peng RD, Dominici F. Adverse health effects of particulate air pollution: modification by air conditioning. Epidemiology. 2009 Sep; 20(5):682-6.
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  28. Bell ML, Peng RD, Dominici F, Samet JM. Emergency hospital admissions for cardiovascular diseases and ambient levels of carbon monoxide: results for 126 United States urban counties, 1999-2005. Circulation. 2009 Sep 15; 120(11):949-55.
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  29. Brooke BS, Dominici F, Makary MA, Pronovost PJ. Use of beta-blockers during aortic aneurysm repair: bridging the gap between evidence and effective practice. Health Aff (Millwood). 2009 Jul-Aug; 28(4):1199-209.
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  30. Bell ML, Ebisu K, Peng RD, Samet JM, Dominici F. Hospital admissions and chemical composition of fine particle air pollution. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2009 Jun 15; 179(12):1115-20.
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  31. Johansson MA, Dominici F, Glass GE. Local and global effects of climate on dengue transmission in Puerto Rico. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2009; 3(2):e382.
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  32. Peng RD, Bell ML, Geyh AS, McDermott A, Zeger SL, Samet JM, Dominici F. Emergency admissions for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases and the chemical composition of fine particle air pollution. Environ Health Perspect. 2009 Jun; 117(6):957-63.
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  33. Bell ML, Ebisu K, Peng RD, Walker J, Samet JM, Zeger SL, Dominici F. Seasonal and regional short-term effects of fine particles on hospital admissions in 202 US counties, 1999-2005. Am J Epidemiol. 2008 Dec 1; 168(11):1301-10.
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  34. White RH, Cote I, Zeise L, Fox M, Dominici F, Burke TA, White PD, Hattis DB, Samet JM. State-of-the-science workshop report: issues and approaches in low-dose-response extrapolation for environmental health risk assessment. Environ Health Perspect. 2009 Feb; 117(2):283-7.
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  35. Zeger SL, Dominici F, McDermott A, Samet JM. Mortality in the Medicare population and chronic exposure to fine particulate air pollution in urban centers (2000-2005). Environ Health Perspect. 2008 Dec; 116(12):1614-9.
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  36. Locke JE, Warren DS, Dominici F, Cameron AM, Leffell MS, McRann DA, Melancon JK, Segev DL, Simpkins CE, Singer AL, Zachary AA, Montgomery RA. Donor ethnicity influences outcomes following deceased-donor kidney transplantation in black recipients. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2008 Oct; 19(10):2011-9.
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  37. Dominici F, Wang C, Crainiceanu C, Parmigiani G. Model selection and health effect estimation in environmental epidemiology. Epidemiology. 2008 Jul; 19(4):558-60.
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  38. Samoli E, Peng R, Ramsay T, Pipikou M, Touloumi G, Dominici F, Burnett R, Cohen A, Krewski D, Samet J, Katsouyanni K. Acute effects of ambient particulate matter on mortality in Europe and North America: results from the APHENA study. Environ Health Perspect. 2008 Nov; 116(11):1480-6.
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  39. Brooke BS, Perler BA, Dominici F, Makary MA, Pronovost PJ. Reduction of in-hospital mortality among California hospitals meeting Leapfrog evidence-based standards for abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. J Vasc Surg. 2008 Jun; 47(6):1155-6; discussion 1163-4.
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  40. Peng RD, Chang HH, Bell ML, McDermott A, Zeger SL, Samet JM, Dominici F. Coarse particulate matter air pollution and hospital admissions for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases among Medicare patients. JAMA. 2008 May 14; 299(18):2172-9.
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  41. Eftim SE, Samet JM, Janes H, McDermott A, Dominici F. Fine particulate matter and mortality: a comparison of the six cities and American Cancer Society cohorts with a medicare cohort. Epidemiology. 2008 Mar; 19(2):209-16.
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  42. Bell ML, Dominici F. Effect modification by community characteristics on the short-term effects of ozone exposure and mortality in 98 US communities. Am J Epidemiol. 2008 Apr 15; 167(8):986-97.
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  43. Dominici F, Peng RD, Ebisu K, Zeger SL, Samet JM, Bell ML. Does the effect of PM10 on mortality depend on PM nickel and vanadium content? A reanalysis of the NMMAPS data. Environ Health Perspect. 2007 Dec; 115(12):1701-3.
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  44. Bell ML, Kim JY, Dominici F. Potential confounding of particulate matter on the short-term association between ozone and mortality in multisite time-series studies. Environ Health Perspect. 2007 Nov; 115(11):1591-5.
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  45. Dominici F, Peng RD, Zeger SL, White RH, Samet JM. Particulate air pollution and mortality in the United States: did the risks change from 1987 to 2000? Am J Epidemiol. 2007 Oct 15; 166(8):880-8.
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  46. Kim SR, Dominici F, Buckley TJ. Concentrations of vehicle-related air pollutants in an urban parking garage. Environ Res. 2007 Nov; 105(3):291-9.
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  47. Janes H, Dominici F, Zeger SL. Trends in air pollution and mortality: an approach to the assessment of unmeasured confounding. Epidemiology. 2007 Jul; 18(4):416-23.
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  48. Bell ML, Dominici F, Ebisu K, Zeger SL, Samet JM. Spatial and temporal variation in PM(2.5) chemical composition in the United States for health effects studies. Environ Health Perspect. 2007 Jul; 115(7):989-95.
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  49. Thomas DC, Jerrett M, Kuenzli N, Louis TA, Dominici F, Zeger S, Schwarz J, Burnett RT, Krewski D, Bates D. Bayesian model averaging in time-series studies of air pollution and mortality. J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2007 Feb 1; 70(3-4):311-5.
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  50. Katz J, Christian P, Dominici F, Zeger SL. Treatment effects of maternal micronutrient supplementation vary by percentiles of the birth weight distribution in rural Nepal. J Nutr. 2006 May; 136(5):1389-94.
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  51. Bell ML, Peng RD, Dominici F. The exposure-response curve for ozone and risk of mortality and the adequacy of current ozone regulations. Environ Health Perspect. 2006 Apr; 114(4):532-6.
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  52. Dominici F, Peng RD, Bell ML, Pham L, McDermott A, Zeger SL, Samet JM. Fine particulate air pollution and hospital admission for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. JAMA. 2006 Mar 8; 295(10):1127-34.
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  53. Peng RD, Dominici F, Zeger SL. Reproducible epidemiologic research. Am J Epidemiol. 2006 May 1; 163(9):783-9.
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  54. Sapkota A, Halden RU, Dominici F, Groopman JD, Buckley TJ. Urinary biomarkers of 1,3-butadiene in environmental settings using liquid chromatography isotope dilution tandem mass spectrometry. Chem Biol Interact. 2006 Mar 10; 160(1):70-9.
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  55. Buja A, Mastrangelo G, Perissinotto E, Grigoletto F, Frigo AC, Rausa G, Marin V, Canova C, Dominici F. Cancer incidence among female flight attendants: a meta-analysis of published data. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2006 Jan-Feb; 15(1):98-105.
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  56. Choi L, Dominici F, Zeger SL, Ouyang P. Estimating treatment efficacy over time: a logistic regression model for binary longitudinal outcomes. Stat Med. 2005 Sep 30; 24(18):2789-805.
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  57. Dominici F, McDermott A, Daniels M, Zeger SL, Samet JM. Revised analyses of the National Morbidity, Mortality, and Air Pollution Study: mortality among residents of 90 cities. J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2005 Jul 9-23; 68(13-14):1071-92.
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  58. Fung K, Krewski D, Burnett R, Dominici F. Testing the harvesting hypothesis by time-domain regression analysis. I: baseline analysis. J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2005 Jul 9-23; 68(13-14):1137-54.
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  59. Eftim S, Dominici F. Multisite time-series studies versus cohort studies: methods, findings, and policy implications. J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2005 Jul 9-23; 68(13-14):1191-205.
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  60. Bell ML, Dominici F, Samet JM. A meta-analysis of time-series studies of ozone and mortality with comparison to the national morbidity, mortality, and air pollution study. Epidemiology. 2005 Jul; 16(4):436-45.
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  61. Dominici F, Zeger SL. Smooth quantile ratio estimation with regression: estimating medical expenditures for smoking-attributable diseases. Biostatistics. 2005 Oct; 6(4):505-19.
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  62. Peng RD, Dominici F, Pastor-Barriuso R, Zeger SL, Samet JM. Seasonal analyses of air pollution and mortality in 100 US cities. Am J Epidemiol. 2005 Mar 15; 161(6):585-94.
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  63. 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 Serv Res. 2005 Feb; 40(1):253-78.
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  64. Dominici F, Levy JI, Louis TA. Methodological challenges and contributions in disaster epidemiology. Epidemiol Rev. 2005; 27:9-12.
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  65. 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. Med Decis Making. 2005 Jan-Feb; 25(1):20-34.
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  66. Basu R, Dominici F, Samet JM. Temperature and mortality among the elderly in the United States: a comparison of epidemiologic methods. Epidemiology. 2005 Jan; 16(1):58-66.
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  67. Huang IC, Diette GB, Dominici F, Frangakis C, Wu AW. Variations of physician group profiling indicators for asthma care. Am J Manag Care. 2005 Jan; 11(1):38-44.
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  68. Dominici F. Time-series analysis of air pollution and mortality: a statistical review. Res Rep Health Eff Inst. 2004 Dec; (123):3-27; discussion 29-33.
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  69. Bell ML, McDermott A, Zeger SL, Samet JM, Dominici F. Ozone and short-term mortality in 95 US urban communities, 1987-2000. JAMA. 2004 Nov 17; 292(19):2372-8.
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  70. Dominici F, Zanobetti A, Zeger SL, Schwartz J, Samet JM. Hierarchical bivariate time series models: a combined analysis of the effects of particulate matter on morbidity and mortality. Biostatistics. 2004 Jul; 5(3):341-60.
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  71. Merialdi M, Caulfield LE, Zavaleta N, Figueroa A, Costigan KA, Dominici F, Dipietro JA. Randomized controlled trial of prenatal zinc supplementation and fetal bone growth. Am J Clin Nutr. 2004 May; 79(5):826-30.
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  72. Yurk RA, Diette GB, Skinner EA, Dominici F, Clark RD, Steinwachs DM, Wu AW. Predicting patient-reported asthma outcomes for adults in managed care. Am J Manag Care. 2004 May; 10(5):321-8.
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  73. Daniels MJ, Dominici F, Zeger SL, Samet JM. The National Morbidity, Mortality, and Air Pollution Study. Part III: PM10 concentration-response curves and thresholds for the 20 largest US cities. Res Rep Health Eff Inst. 2004 May; (94 Pt 3):1-21; discussion 23-30.
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  74. Jackson LW, Correa-Villaseñor A, Lees PS, Dominici F, Stewart PA, Breysse PN, Matanoski G. Parental lead exposure and total anomalous pulmonary venous return. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2004 Apr; 70(4):185-93.
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  75. Merialdi M, Caulfield LE, Zavaleta N, Figueroa A, Dominici F, Dipietro JA. Randomized controlled trial of prenatal zinc supplementation and the development of fetal heart rate. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2004 Apr; 190(4):1106-12.
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  76. Daniels MJ, Dominici F, Zeger S. Underestimation of standard errors in multi-site time series studies. Epidemiology. 2004 Jan; 15(1):57-62.
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  77. Bell ML, Samet JM, Dominici F. Time-series studies of particulate matter. Annu Rev Public Health. 2004; 25:247-80.
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  78. Dominici F, Burnett RT. Risk models for particulate air pollution. J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2003 Aug 22-Oct 10; 66(16-19):1883-9.
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  79. Burnett RT, Dewanji A, Dominici F, Goldberg MS, Cohen A, Krewski D. On the relationship between time-series studies, dynamic population studies, and estimating loss of life due to short-term exposure to environmental risks. Environ Health Perspect. 2003 Jul; 111(9):1170-4.
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  80. Dominici F, McDermott A, Zeger SL, Samet JM. Airborne particulate matter and mortality: timescale effects in four US cities. Am J Epidemiol. 2003 Jun 15; 157(12):1055-65.
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  81. Dominici F, McDermott A, Zeger SL, Samet JM. National maps of the effects of particulate matter on mortality: exploring geographical variation. Environ Health Perspect. 2003 Jan; 111(1):39-44.
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  82. Samet JM, Dominici F, McDermott A, Zeger SL. New problems for an old design: time series analyses of air pollution and health. Epidemiology. 2003 Jan; 14(1):11-2.
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  83. Dominici F, McDermott A, Zeger SL, Samet JM. On the use of generalized additive models in time-series studies of air pollution and health. Am J Epidemiol. 2002 Aug 1; 156(3):193-203.
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  84. Diette GB, Krishnan JA, Dominici F, Haponik E, Skinner EA, Steinwachs D, Wu AW. Asthma in older patients: factors associated with hospitalization. Arch Intern Med. 2002 May 27; 162(10):1123-32.
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  85. Dominici F. Invited commentary: air pollution and health-what can we learn from a hierarchical approach? Am J Epidemiol. 2002 Jan 1; 155(1):11-5; discussion 16.
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