Abstracts - CHILD Cohort Study

The database below lists the abstracts that have emerged from the CHILD Cohort Study.

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Author(s)	Year	Title	Presented	Published
Lau A, Mariasine J, Sears M, Subbarao P, Becker A, Turvey S, Mandhane P	2014	Risk factors for sleep disordered breathing in the first year of life: a sub-study within the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) study.	American Thoracic Society annual meeting, San Diego	Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2014; 189: A1805
Subbarao P, Anand SS, Becker AB, Befus AD, Brook JR, HayGlass KT, Kollmann TR, Kozyrskyj AL, Lou WYW, Mandhane PJ, Miller GE, Moraes TJ, Sandford AJ, Scott JA, Takaro TK, Turvey SE, Duncan JD, Lefebvre DL, Sears MR and the CHILD Study Investigators	2014	Exploring the origins of asthma: development, demographics and early results of the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) birth cohort study.	American Thoracic Society annual meeting, San Diego	Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2014; 189: A4590
Azad MB, Konya T, Guttman DS, Sears MR, Becker AB, Scott JA, Kozyrskyj AL, and the CHILD Study Investigators	2014	Association of infant gut microbiota at 3 months and atopic sensitization at 1 year.	American Thoracic Society annual meeting, San Diego (late-breaking abstract)	Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2014; 189; A6610
Sears MR, Subbarao P, Kozyrskyj AL, Azad MB, McLean K, Takaro TK, Anand SS, Becker AB, Befus AD, Brook JR, HayGlass KT, Kollmann TR, Lou WYW, Mandhane PJ, Miller GE, Moraes TJ, Scott JA, Turvey SE, Duncan JD, Lefebvre DL, and the CHILD Study Investigators	2014	Exploring origins of asthma and allergy: early results from the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) birth cohort study.	European Academy Allergy Clinical Immunology annual meeting, Copenhagen
Sbihi H, Allen RW, Becker A, Brook J, Mandhane P, Sears MR, Subbarao P, Turvey SE, Brauer M.	2014	An investigation of traffic-related air pollution exposure measures in the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) birth cohort and the risk for developing allergies in early years.	International Society Exposure Science (ISES), Cincinnati
Sbihi H	2013	Opportunities and challenges in assessing exposure to traffic related air pollution for birth cohort studies.	School of Population and Public Health/OEH, Vancouver BC
Sbihi H, Allen R, Becker A, Lefebvre D, Mandhane P, Sears M, Subbarao P, Turvey S, Brauer M	2013	Atopy at age 1 and traffic-related air pollution: an investigation of exposure measures in the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) birth cohort study.	Environment and Health Conference of ISEE, ISES and ISIAQ, Basel Switzerland
Azad MB, Konya T, Koster B, Maughan H, Guttman DS, Field CJ, Chari RS, Sears MR, Becker AB, Scott JA, Kozyrskyj AL, and the CHILD Study Investigators	2013	The microflora hypothesis of allergic disease: infant gut microbiota profiles according to early-life environmental exposures.	American Thoracic Society annual meeting, Philadelphia	Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2013; 187: A2529
Unruh CR, Becker A	2013	Social media: a tool for retention?	Canadian Society Allergy Clinical Immunology, Toronto	Allergy, Asthma Clin Immunol 2014; 10 (Suppl 1): A4
Venevongsa JC, Chooniedass R, Kozyrskyj AL, Ramsey CD, Becker AB	2013	Attrition in the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) study.	Canadian Society Allergy Clinical Immunology, Toronto	Allergy, Asthma Clin Immunol 2014; 10 (Suppl 1): A16
Warner L, Mauro MA, Menzies S, Assadian G, Mamonluk R, Lepine C, Turvey SE	2013	Optimizing subject retention in a longitudinal birth cohort study: lessons learned from the Vancouver site of the CHILD study.	Canadian Society Allergy Clinical Immunology, Toronto	Allergy, Asthma Clin Immunol 2014; 10 (Suppl 1): A20
Azad MB, Konya T, Guttman DS, Field CJ, Chari RS, Sears MR, Becker AB, Scott JA, Kozyrskyj AL, and the CHILD Study Investigators	2013	Impact of caesarean section delivery and breastfeeding on infant gut microbiota at one year of age.	Canadian Society Allergy Clinical Immunology, Toronto	Allergy, Asthma Clin Immunol 2014; 10 (Suppl 1): A24
Persaud R, Azad MB, Konya T, Guttman DS, Chari RS, Sears MR, Becker AB, Scott JA, Kozyrskyj AL, and the CHILD Study Investigators	2013	Impact of perinatal antibiotic exposure on the infant gut microbiota at one year of age.	Canadian Society Allergy Clinical Immunology, Toronto	Allergy, Asthma Clin Immunol 2014; 10 (Suppl 1): A31
Salas SM, Azad MB, Konya T, Guttman DS, Becker AB, Sears MR, Scott JA, Kozyrskyj AL, and the CHILD Study Investigators	2013	Infant gut microbiota and the development of wheeze in early childhood.	Canadian Society Allergy Clinical Immunology, Toronto	Allergy, Asthma Clin Immunol 2014; 10 (Suppl 1): A35
Boyce MA, Stanejovic S, Kowalik K, Balkovec S, Ratjen F, Sears MR, Subbarao P	2013	Are known biomarkers for asthma present in early infancy?	Canadian Society Allergy Clinical Immunology, Toronto	Allergy, Asthma Clin Immunol 2014; 10 (Suppl 1): A48
Shu H, Allen R, Bornehag C-G, Brauer M, Brook J, Lanphear B, Sathyanarayana S, Sears M, Zeng L, Takaro T, CHILD Environment Working Group	2013	Phthalate exposures in a Canadian birth cohort at three months of age: the CHILD study.	Canadian Society Allergy Clinical Immunology, Toronto	Allergy, Asthma Clin Immunol 2014; 10 (Suppl 1): A56
McLean K, Lanphear B, Wheeler AJ, Brook JR, Scott J, Allen R, Brauer M, Sears M, Subbarao P, Turvey S, Becker A, Mandhane P, Takaro T	2013	Comparison of questionnaire responses with biomarkers of tobacco smoke exposure in a Canadian birth cohort at three months of age.	Canadian Society Allergy Clinical Immunology, Toronto	Allergy, Asthma Clin Immunol 2014; 10 (Suppl 1): A60
Thomas LT, Arrieta M-C, Dimitriu PA, Thorson L, Mohn WW, Finlay BB, Turvey SE	2013	The impact of the intestinal microbiome on human immune development and atopic disease.	Canadian Society Allergy Clinical Immunology, Toronto	Allergy, Asthma Clin Immunol 2014; 10 (Suppl 1): A63
Azad MB, Konya T, Guttman DS, Field CJ, Chari RS, Sears MR, Becker AB, Scott JA, Kozyrskyj AL, and the CHILD Study Investigators	2013	Impact of caesarean section delivery and breastfeeding on infant gut microbiota during the first year of life.	World Congress Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, Singapore
Azad MB, Konya T, Maughan H, Guttman DS, Sears MR, Becker AB, Scott JA, Kozyrskyj AL, and the CHILD Study Investigators	2013	The gut microbiome and the hygiene hypothesis of allergic disease: impact of household pets and siblings on the infant gut microbiome.	Thomas L Petty Aspen Lung Conference, Aspen, CO	Ann Am Thor Soc 2014; 11: S73
Shu H, Allen RW, Bornehag C-G, Brauer M, Brook J, Lanphear B, Sathyanarayana S, Sears MR, Zeng L, Takaro TK and the CHILD Environmental Working Group	2013	Phthalate exposures in a Canadian birth cohort at three months of age: the CHILD Study	International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Brazil (ISEE)	Environmental Health Perspectives
Bridgman S, Azad MB, Hill AS, Konya T, Maughan H, Guttman DS, Sears MR, Becker AB, Survey S, Scott JA, Field CJ, Kozyrskyj AL, and the CHILD Research Team	2013	Influence of early life exposures on gut immunity in Canadian infants at 4 months – pilot results from Synergy in Microbiota Research (SyMBIOTA) project.	World Congress Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, Singapore (late-breaking abstract)	J Dev Origins Health Disease 2013; 4 (Suppl 2) DOHaD13-1519
Azad MB, Hill AS, Konya T, Koster B, Maughan H, Guttman D, Sears M, Becker AB, Turvey S, Scott JA, Kozyrskyj AL	2012	Breastfeeding, intestinal IgA and Clostridium difficile colonization: implications for atopic disease?	American Thoracic Society annual meeting	Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2012; 185: A5492.
Takaro TK, Stanojevic S, Shu H, Brook J, Allen R, Scott J, McLean K, Subbarao P	2012	Environmental exposures and exhaled nitric oxide at three months of age.	American Thoracic Society annual meeting	Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2012; 185: A3362.
Stanojevic S, Brown M, Ratjen F, Subbarao P	2012	The Lung Clearance Index in early life is not independent of body size: Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development Study.	7th AllerGen Annual Conference, Toronto.
Azad MB, Konya T, Koster B, Maughan H, Guttman D, Sears MR, Becker AB, Scott JA, Kozyrskyj AL and the CHILD Study Investigators	2012	Exclusive breastfeeding protects against Clostridium difficile colonization by promoting lower relative abundance of Lachnospiraceae in gut microbiota: implications for atopic disease?	7th AllerGen Annual Conference, Toronto. First place award
Konya T, Koster B, Maughan H, Ewaze J, Azad M, Guttman D, Becker AB, Kozyrskyj A, Scott J	2012	Is house dust a reservoir for gut bacteria?	7th AllerGen Annual Conference, Toronto.
Shu H, Zeng L, Allen R, Sears M, Brook J, Scott J, Brauer M, Subbarao PJ, Becker A, Mandhane P, Turvey S, Takaro T	2012	Potential sources of phthalate exposure in the CHILD study at three months of age.	7th AllerGen Annual Conference, Toronto.
Rampersad N, Keast C, Stanojevic S, Balkovec S, Jensen R, Kang S, Ratjen F, Subbarao P	2012	Evaluation of exhaled nitric oxide measurements in infants at three months and twelve months of age.	7th AllerGen Annual Conference, Toronto.
Luo J, Chooniedass R, Kozyrskyj AL, Ramsey CD, Becker AB	2012	The impact of recruitment methods on CHILD study enrollment.	7th AllerGen Annual Conference, Toronto.
Unruh C, Chooniedass R, Kozyrskyj AL, Ramsey CD, Becker AB	2012	Use of social media in the CHILD study.	7th AllerGen Annual Conference, Toronto.
Azad MB, Hill AS, Konya T, Koster B, Maughan H, Guttman D, Sears MR, Becker AB, Scott JA, Kozyrskyj AL and the CHILD Study Investigators	2012	Exclusive breastfeeding protects against Clostridium difficile colonization by promoting lower relative abundance of Lachnospiraceae in gut microbiota.	Human Microbiome International Conference, Paris, France.
Takaro T, Shu H, Allen R, Brook JR, McLean K, Scott J, Brauer M, Wheeler AJ, Lefebvre D, Sears M	2012	Phthalate exposure in early life and immune response at one year of age; data from the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) birth cohort.	Conference of ISEE, ISES and ISIAQ, Basel Switzerland
Sbihi H, Allen R, Brook JR, Curran JH, Dell S, Wheeler AJ, Brauer M	2012	Examining the utility of hopanes as exposure tracer of traffic-related air pollution.	UW-UBC-SFU-UVIC annual Occupational Environmental Public Health Conference, Semiahmoo WA
Takaro T	2012	Introducing the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) birth cohort study.	Canadian Public Health Association Conference, Edmonton.
Azad MB, Konya T, Koster K, Maughan H, Guttman DS, Field CJ, Chari RS, Sears MR, Becker AB, Scott JA, Kozyrskyj AL, the CHILD Study Investigator.	2012	Infant gut microbiota and the hygiene hypothesis of allergic disease.	Canadian Society Allergy Clinical Immunology, Calgary - First place award.	Allergy, Asthma Clin Immunol 2012; 8 (Suppl 1): A12
McLean K, Brook J, Scott J, Sears M, Allen R, Brauer M, Shu H, Subbarao P, Turvey S, Becker A, Mandhane P, Takaro T	2012	An exploratory approach to “Total Exposure Assessment” in the CHILD Study; preliminary validation of an environmental exposure index.	7th AllerGen Annual Conference, Toronto
Brown M, Jensen R, Balkovec S, Ratjen F, Subbarao P	2011	Effects of forced expiratory maneuvers and bronchodilator on lung clearance index in infants.	American Thoracic Society annual meeting, Denver	Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2011; 183: A6311.
Thavagnanam S, Brown M, Osman M, Jensen R, Rampersad N, Grewal R, Balkovec S, Ratjen F, Subbarao P	2011	Effects of raised volume rapid thoracic compression on subsequent measurements of infant flow.	American Thoracic Society annual meeting, Denver	Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2011: 183: A6308.
Kozyrskyj AL, Scott JA, Azad MB, Guttman DS, Mandhane PJ, Becker AB, HayGlass KT and the SyMBIOTA Team	2011	Synergy in Microbiota Research (SyMBIOTA).	International Human Microbiome Congress, Vancouver BC.
Sbihi H, Allen R, Takaro T, Brauer M	2011	Estimating the variability of endotoxin, (1,3)-?-D-glucan, and hopanes in repeated samples of settled house dust.	6th Annual AllerGen conference, Vancouver.
Konya T, Koster B, Becker AB, Mandhane PJ, Befus DA, Kozyrskyj AL, Scott JA	2011	Impact of environmental exposures on the bacterial community in the human infant gut: a pilot project.	6th Annual AllerGen conference, Vancouver.
Kozyrskyj AL, Scott JA, Azad MB, Guttman DS, Mandane PJ, Becker AB, HayGlass KT and the SyMBIOTA Team	2011	Synergy in Microbiota Research (SyMBIOTA).	6th Annual AllerGen conference, Vancouver.
Shu H, Takaro T, Allen R, Brauer M, Rousseau R, Turvey S	2011	Potential sources of phthalate exposure in the Vancouver CHILD study at three months of age.	6th Annual AllerGen conference, Vancouver.
Takaro T, Ryan A, Scott J, Brauer M, Wheeler AJ, Sears M, Brook JR	2011	Exposure assessment methods for the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) birth cohort.	21st Annual International Society of Exposure Science (ISES) Conference, Baltimore.
Sbihi H, Allen R, Brook JR, Curran JH, Dell S, Grgicak-Mannion A, Wheeler AJ, Brauer M	2011	Hopanes in settled dust: A novel method to assess exposure to traffic-related air pollution.	21st Annual International Society Environmental Sciences (ISES) conference, Baltimore.
Shu H, Takaro T, Allen R, Brauer M, Turvey S, Rousseau R	2011	Potential sources of phthalate exposure in the CHILD study pilot cohort at three months of age.	21st Annual International Society Environmental Sciences (ISES) conference, Baltimore.
Sears MR	2010	The Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) study.	Ontario Thoracic Society annual meeting, Toronto	Can Respir J 2010; 17: Suppl A: 36A-37A.
Brown M, Balkovec S, Keast C, Rampersad N, Grewal R, Ratjen FA, Subbarao P	2010	Lung clearance index as a marker of peripheral airway disease in children under 5 years of age.	American Thoracic Society annual meeting	Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2010; 181: A5968.
Brown M, Balkovec S, Ratjen F, Subbarao P	2010	Lung clearance index as a marker of peripheral airways disease in children under 5 years of age.	5th Annual AllerGen conference, Quebec City.
Protudjer JLP, Luo JC, Becker AB	2010	A comparison of Manitoba CHILD participants and the general Manitoba population.	5th Annual AllerGen conference, Quebec City.
Brown M, Balkovec S, Bendiak G, Subbarao P	2010	Lung clearance index as a marker of early asthma symptoms in infants.	5th Annual AllerGen conference, Quebec City.