A selected list of publications:
Manthripragada A, Cockburn M, Costello S, Bronstein J, Ritz B.
Paraoxonase-1 gene Leu-Met 55 polymorphism may modify the estimated effects of agricultural organophosphate exposure on Parkinson's disease. In Press: Epidemiology,
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2009;
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Ritz--Publications PD Gatto N
Cockburn M, Bronstein J, Ritz B. Well Water Consumption and Parkinson’s Disease in Rural California. ,
In Press EHP ,
2009;
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Ritz B, Rull R
Assessment of Environmental Exposures from Agricultural Pesticides in Childhood Leukemia Studies: Challenges and Opportunities,
In Press: Radiation Protection Dosimetry,
2008;
.
Rhodes SL, Ritz B
Genetics of Iron Regulation and the Possible Role of Iron in Parkinson's Disease,
In Press: Neurobiology of Disease,
2008;
.
Rugbjerg K, Ritz B, Korbo L, Martinussen N, Olsen JH
Risk for Parkinson's Disease After Hospitalization for a Head Injury: A Population-Based Case-Control Study,
In Press: BMJ,
2008;
.
Wahner AD, Bronstein JF, Bordelon YM, Ritz B
Statin Use and the Risk of Parkinson's Disease,
Neurology,
2008; 70(16 pt. 2):
1418-22.
Krishnadasan A, Kennedy N, Zhao Y, Morgenstern H, Ritz B
Nested Case-Control Study of Occupational Physical Activity and Prostate Cancer Among Workers Using a Job Exposure Matrix,
Cancer Causes Control,
2008; 1:
107-14.
Ritz B, Wilhelm M, Hoggatt KJ, Ghosh JKC
Ambient Air Pollution and Preterm Birth in the UCLA Environment and Pregnancy Outcomes Study,
American journal of industrial medicine,
2007; 166(9):
1045-52.
Ritz Beate, Ascherio Alberto, Checkoway Harvey, Marder Karen S, Nelson Lorene M, Rocca Walter A, Ross G Webster, Strickland Daniel, Van Den Eeden Stephen K, Gorell Jay
Pooled analysis of tobacco use and risk of Parkinson disease
Archives of neurology,
2007; 64(7):
990-7.
Rempel DM, Wang PC, Janowitz I, Harrison RJ, Yu F, Ritz B
A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating the Effects of New Task Chairs on Shoulder and Neck Pain Among Sewing Machine Operators: The Los Angeles Garment Study,
Spine,
2007; 32(9):
931-38.
Karr C, Lumley T, Shepherd K, Davis R, Larson T, Ritz B, Kaufman J
Effect of Subchronic and Chronic Exposure to Ambient Air Pollutants on Infant Bronchiolitis,
Am J Epidemiol,
2007; 165(5):
553-60.
Lewis C, Suffet HI, Hoggatt KJ, Ritz B
Estimated Effects of Disinfection By-Products on Preterm Birth in a Population Served by a Single Water Utility,
Environmental Health Perspectives,
2007; 115(2):
290-5.
Wahner AD, Glatt CE, Bronstein JF, Ritz B.
Glutathione S-Transferase Mu, Omega, Pi, And Theta Class Variants And Smoking In Parkinson’s Disease. Neurosci Lett. 2007 Feb 21;413(3):274-8,
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2007;
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Wahner AD, Glatt CE, Bronstein JF, Ritz B
Glutathione S-Transferase Mu, Omega, Pi, and Theta Class Variants and Smoking in Parkinson's Disease,
Neurosci Lett. Perspect,
2007; 413(3):
274-8.
Wahner AD, Sinsheimer JS, Bronstein JF, Ritz B
Inflammatory Cytokine Gene Polymorphisms Increase Risk of Parkinson's Disease,
Arch Neurol,
2007; 64(6):
836-40.
Krishnadasan A, Kennedy N, Zhao Y, Morgenstern H, Ritz B
Nested Case- Control Study of Occupational Chemical Exposures and Prostate Cancer in Aerospace and Radiation Worker,
American Journal of Industrial Medicine,
2007; 50(5):
383-90.
Wahner AD, Bronstein JF, Bordelon YM, Ritz B
Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs May Protect Against Parkinson's Disease,
Neurology,
2007; 69(19):
1836-42.
Ritz B, Ascherio A, Checkoway H, Marder KS, Nelson LM, Rocca WA, Ross GW, Strickland D, Van Den Eeden SK, Gorell J
Pooled Analysis of Tobacco Use and Risk of Parkinson's Disease,
Archives of Neurology,
2007; 64(7):
990-7.
Mengy YY, Wilhelm M, Rull R, English P, Ritz B
Traffic and Outdoor Air Pollution Levels Near REsidences and Poorly-Controlled Asthma in Adults,
Ann Asthma, Allergy, Immunol,
2007; 98(5):
455-63.
Elbaz Alexis, Nelson Lorene M, Payami Haydeh, Ioannidis John P A, Fiske Brian K, Annesi Grazia, Carmine Belin Andrea, Factor Stewart A, Ferrarese Carlo, Hadjigeorgiou Georgios M, Higgins Donald S, Kawakami Hideshi, Krüger Rejko, Marder Karen S, Mayeux Richard P, Mellick George D, Nutt John G, Ritz Beate, Samii Ali, Tanner Caroline M, Van Broeckhoven Christine, Van Den Eeden Stephen K, Wirdefeldt Karin, Zabetian Cyrus P, Dehem Marie, Montimurro Jennifer S, Southwick Audrey, Myers Richard M, Trikalinos Thomas A
Lack of replication of thirteen single-nucleotide polymorphisms
implicated in Parkinson's disease: a large-scale international study
Lancet neurology,
2006; 5(11):
917-23.
Ritz B, Zhao Y, Krishnadasan A, Kennedy N, Morgenstern H
Estimated Effects of Hydrazine Exposure on Cancer Incidence and Mortality in Aerospace Workers,
Epidemiology,
2006; 17(2):
154-61.
Ritz B, Costello S
Geographic Model and Biomarker-Derived Measures of Pesticide Exposure and Parkinson's Disease,
Ann NY Academy Sci,
2006; 1076:
378-87.
Elbaz A, Nelson LM, Ritz B, et al
Lack of Replication of Thirteen Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms Implicated in Parkinson's Disease: A Large-Scale International Study,
Lancet Neurol,
2006; 5(11):
917-23.
Ritz B, Tager I, Balmes J
Can Lessons from Public Health Disease Surveillance be Applied to Environmental Public Health Tracking?,
Environmental Health Perspectives,
2005; 113(3):
243-9.
Rull Ru, Ritz B
Historical Pesticide Exposure in California Using Pesticide Use Reports and Land-Use Surveys: An Assessment of Misclassification Error and Bias,
Environmental Health Perspectives,
2003; 111(13):
1582-9.
Wilhelm M, Ritz B
Residential Proximity to Traffic and Adverse Birth Outcomes in Los Angeles County, California, 1994-1996,
Environmental Health Perspectives,
2003; 111(2):
207-16.
Ritz B, Yu F, Chapa G, Fruin S, Shaw G, Harris J
Ambient Air Pollution and Birth Defects,
Am J Epidemiol,
2002; 155:
17-25.
Jacob B, Ritz B, Gehring U, Koch A, Bischof W, Wichmann HE, Heinrich J for the INGA-Study group
Indoor Exposure to Molds and Allergic Sensitization,
Environmental Health Perspectives,
2002; 110(7):
647-53.
Morgenstern H, Ritz B
Effects of Low-Level Ionizing Radiation and Chemical Exposures on Cancer Mortality in Nuclear and Aerospace Workers: Findings from the UCLA Rocketdyne Study,
Occupational Medicine,
2001; 16(2):
219-37.
Ritz B, Yu F, Chapa G, Fruin S
Effect of Air Pollution on Preterm Birth Among Children Born in Southern California Between 1989 and 1993,
Epidemiology,
2000; 11:
502-11.
Ritz B, Yu F
Parkinson's Disease Mortality And Pesticide Exposure in California 1984-1994,
International Journal of Epidemiology,
2000; 29:
323-9.
Ritz B, Yu F.
Parkinson’s Disease Mortality And Pesticide Exposure In California 1984 1994. International Journal of Epidemiology, 2000, Vol. 29:323-329,
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2000;
.
Ritz B, Morgenstern H, Crawford-Brown D, Young B
The Effects of Internal Radiation Exposure on Cancer Mortality in Nuclear Workers at Rocketdyne/Atomics International,
Environmental Health Perspectives,
2000; 108:
743-51.