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Michael D. Lebowitz
Researcher at University of Arizona
Publications - 198
Citations - 19294
Michael D. Lebowitz is an academic researcher from University of Arizona. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Asthma. The author has an hindex of 64, co-authored 198 publications receiving 18685 citations. Previous affiliations of Michael D. Lebowitz include Loma Linda University & Research Triangle Park.
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Association of Sleep-Disordered Breathing, Sleep Apnea, and Hypertension in a Large Community-Based Study
F. Javier Nieto,Terry Young,Bonnie K. Lind,Eyal Shahar,Jonathan M. Samet,Susan Redline,Ralph B. D'Agostino,Anne B. Newman,Michael D. Lebowitz,Thomas G. Pickering +9 more
TL;DR: The findings from the largest cross-sectional study to date indicate that SDB is associated with systemic hypertension in middle-aged and older individuals of different sexes and ethnic backgrounds.
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Changes in the normal maximal expiratory flow-volume curve with growth and aging.
TL;DR: Improved prediction equations for each sex by age group for 5 spirometric and flow-volume variables are derived and "Normal" limits are proposed that take into consideration the between-subject variability and non-Gaussian distribution of the various measurements.
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea–Hypopnea and Incident Stroke: the Sleep Heart Health Study
Susan Redline,Gayane Yenokyan,Daniel J. Gottlieb,Daniel J. Gottlieb,Eyal Shahar,George T. O'Connor,Helaine E. Resnick,Marie Diener-West,Mark H. Sanders,Philip A. Wolf,Estella M. Geraghty,Tauqeer Ali,Michael D. Lebowitz,Naresh M. Punjabi +13 more
TL;DR: The strong adjusted association between ischemic stroke and OAHI in community-dwelling men with mild to moderate sleep apnea suggests that this is an appropriate target for future stroke prevention trials.
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Relation of sleepiness to respiratory disturbance index: the Sleep Heart Health Study.
Daniel J. Gottlieb,Coralyn Whitney,William H. Bonekat,Conrad Iber,Gary D. James,Michael D. Lebowitz,F J Nieto,C E Rosenberg +7 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that SDB is associated with excess sleepiness in community-dwelling, middle-aged and older adults, not limited to those with clinically apparent sleep apnea.
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Risk Factors for Respiratory Syncytial Virus-associated Lower Respiratory Illnesses in the First Year of Life
Catharine J. Holberg,Anne L. Wright,Fernando D. Martinez,C. George Ray,Lynn M. Taussing,Michael D. Lebowitz +5 more
TL;DR: A significant interaction demonstrated that breast feeding has a protective role in relation to RSV-LRIs for those infants of mothers with a lower education level and with being male, and with increasing numbers of others sharing the child's bedroom.