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Ira B. Tager
Researcher at University of California, Berkeley
Publications - 205
Citations - 15585
Ira B. Tager is an academic researcher from University of California, Berkeley. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Environmental exposure. The author has an hindex of 67, co-authored 205 publications receiving 14711 citations. Previous affiliations of Ira B. Tager include Veterans Health Administration & Brigham and Women's Hospital.
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Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the Expert Panel on Population and Prevention Science of the American Heart Association
Robert D. Brook,Barry A. Franklin,Wayne E. Cascio,Yuling Hong,George Howard,Michael Lipsett,Russell V. Luepker,Murray A. Mittleman,Jonathan M. Samet,Sidney C. Smith,Ira B. Tager +10 more
TL;DR: The purpose of this statement is to provide healthcare professionals and regulatory agencies with a comprehensive review of the literature on air pollution and cardiovascular disease and practical recommendations for healthcare providers and their patients are outlined.
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A longitudinal study of cardiorespiratory fitness and cognitive function in healthy older adults.
TL;DR: Whether cardiorespiratory fitness at baseline is associated with maintenance of cognitive function over 6 years or with level of Cognitive function on tests performed 6 years later in a longitudinal study of healthy older people is investigated.
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The effect of maternal smoking during pregnancy on early infant lung function.
John P. Hanrahan,Ira B. Tager,Mark R. Segal,Tor D. Tosteson,Robert G. Castile,Helen Van Vunakis,Scott T. Weiss,Frank E. Speizer +7 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that maternal smoking during pregnancy is associated with significant reductions in forced expiratory flow rates in young infants, both when unadjusted and after controlling for infant size, age, sex, and passive exposure to environmental tobacco smoke between birth and the time of PF testing.
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Role of Infection in Chronic Bronchitis
Ira B. Tager,Frank E. Speizer +1 more
TL;DR: Recurrent production of sputum on most days for at least three months a year for more than two years defines the disease called chronic bronchitis.
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Longitudinal study of the effects of maternal smoking on pulmonary function in children.
TL;DR: The results suggest that passive exposure to maternal cigarette smoke may have important effects on the development of pulmonary function in children.