Edward L Peterson

Biographic Data

ID6651987
NAMEEdward L Peterson
GIVEN NAMESEdward L
FAMILY NAMEPeterson
SIGNATUREPETERSON E L
AFFILIATIONSHenry Ford Health System
ORCID0000-0002-3546-3828
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS37
AUTHOR COUNT5
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1996
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2013
H-INDEX2

  • Examining the Relationship Between Depression and Asthma Exacerbations in a Prospective Follow-Up Study

    Brian K Ahmedani, Edward L Peterson et al.ARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine2013

    BACKGROUND: Although depression has been linked with asthma, its relationship with asthma exacerbations, including emergency department (ED) visits and oral steroid (OS) use, has not been well documented. The aim is to investigate whether depression increases exacerbations among patients with asthma. METHOD: The study included 568 participants with asthma who were between 18 and 56 years old, were taking an inhaled corticosteroid, and participate…

  • Identifying Students with Self-Report of Asthma and Respiratory Symptoms in an Urban, High School Setting

    Open AccessChristine L M Joseph, Alan P Baptist et al.ARTICLEJournal of Urban Health2007Cited by: 1

  • Short Screening Scale for DSM-IV Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

    Naomi Breslau, Edward L Peterson et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Psychiatry1999

    OBJECTIVE: The authors' goal was to construct a short screening scale for DSM-IV posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). METHOD: They used data from the Detroit Area Survey of Trauma, which is a representative population sample of 2,181 subjects 18-45 years of age. Random digit dialing was used to select the sample, and a computer-assisted telephone interview was used to collect data on traumatic experiences and PTSD. Presence or absence of PTSD wa…

  • Smoking cessation in young adults: Age at initiation of cigarette smoking and other suspected influences

    Naomi Breslau, Edward L PetersonARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health1996Cited by: 34References: 32

    OBJECTIVES. Previous research has suggested that early smoking initiation predicts longer duration of smoking, heavier daily consumption, and increased chances of nicotine dependence. This report set out to estimate the relationship between smoking cessation and age of initiation, as well as nicotine dependence, sex, race, and education. METHODS. A sample of 1007 young adults was randomly selected from a large health maintenance organization in s…

  • Are smokers with alcohol disorders less likely to quit

    Naomi Breslau, E Peterson et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health1996Cited by: 2References: 16

    OBJECTIVES. This study examined the likelihood of smoking cessation in smokers with a prior history of alcoholism. METHODS. Data came from an epidemiologic study of 1007 young adults, randomly selected from those insured in a large health maintenance organization (HMO) in southeast Michigan. Cox proportional hazards models with time-dependent covariates were used to estimate the hazards ratios of quitting in smokers with current and past alcoholi…