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  • 1997 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Ira B. Tager is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley, located in the United States. Their academic career is marked by contributions recognized within their research community.

In 1997, Ira B. Tager was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), an acknowledgment which highlights their involvement and standing within the scientific field.

Although recent publications, co-authors, and specific research topics are not listed, the connection to a major research university suggests engagement with ongoing scientific inquiry and education.

Best Publications

  • 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 Franklin;Wayne Cascio;Yuling Hong

  • A longitudinal study of cardiorespiratory fitness and cognitive function in healthy older adults.

    Deborah E. Barnes;Kristine Yaffe;William A. Satariano;Ira B. Tager

  • The effect of maternal smoking during pregnancy on early infant lung function.

    John P. Hanrahan;Ira B. Tager;Mark R. Segal;Tor D. Tosteson

  • Longitudinal study of the effects of maternal smoking on pulmonary function in children

    Ira B. Tager;Scott T. Weiss;Alvaro Munoz;Bernard Rosner

  • Lung Function, Pre- and Post-natal Smoke Exposure, and Wheezing in the First Year of Life

    Ira B. Tager;John P. Hanrahan;Tor D. Tosteson;Robert G. Castile

  • Associations of Body Composition with Physical Performance and Self-reported Functional Limitation in Elderly Men and Women

    Barbara Sternfeld;Long Ngo;William A. Satariano;Ira B. Tager

  • Maternal smoking during pregnancy. Effects on lung function during the first 18 months of life.

    I B Tager;L Ngo;J P Hanrahan

  • The natural history of forced expiratory volumes. Effect of cigarette smoking and respiratory symptoms.

    Ira B. Tager;Mark R. Segal;Frank E. Speizer;Scott T. Weiss

  • The relationship between respiratory illness in childhood and chronic air-flow obstruction in adulthood.

    Jonathan M. Samet;Ira B. Tager;Frank E. Speizer

  • Role of Infection in Chronic Bronchitis

    Ira Tager;Frank E. Speizer

  • Ambient air pollution impairs regulatory T-cell function in asthma

    Kari Nadeau;Cameron McDonald-Hyman;Elizabeth M. Noth;Boriana Pratt

  • Oxygen uptake efficiency slope: an index of exercise performance and cardiopulmonary reserve requiring only submaximal exercise.

    Milton Hollenberg;Ira B Tager

  • The effect of air pollution on inner-city children with asthma

    K M Mortimer;L M Neas;D W Dockery;S Redline

  • EFFECT OF PARENTAL CIGARETTE SMOKING ON THE PULMONARY FUNCTION OF CHILDREN

    Ira B. Tager;Scott T. Weiss;Bernard Rosner;Frank E. Speizer

  • Maternal smoking during pregnancy, urine cotinine concentrations, and birth outcomes. A prospective cohort study

    X Wang;I B Tager;H Van Vunakis;F E Speizer

  • Prevalence of Gram-Negative Rods in the Normal Pharyngeal Flora

    Samuel Rosenthal;Ira B. Tager

  • Risk Factors for Infection at the Operative Site after Abdominal or Vaginal Hysterectomy

    M Shapiro;A Muñoz;I B Tager;S C Schoenbaum

  • The relationship of respiratory infections in early childhood to the occurrence of increased levels of bronchial responsiveness and atopy.

    Scott T. Weiss;Ira B. Tager;Alvaro Muñoz;Frank E. Speizer

  • Persistent wheeze. Its relation to respiratory illness, cigarette smoking, and level of pulmonary function in a population sample of children.

    S T Weiss;I B Tager;F E Speizer;B Rosner

  • Chronic exposure to ambient ozone and lung function in young adults.

    Ira B Tager;John Balmes;Frederick Lurmann;Long Ngo

Frequent Co-Authors

John R. Balmes
John R. Balmes University of California, Berkeley
Frank E. Speizer
Frank E. Speizer Harvard University
S. Katharine Hammond
S. Katharine Hammond University of California, Berkeley
Long Ngo
Long Ngo Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Scott T. Weiss
Scott T. Weiss Harvard University
Fred Lurmann
Fred Lurmann University of Southern California
Bernard Rosner
Bernard Rosner Harvard University
Mark J. van der Laan
Mark J. van der Laan University of California, Berkeley
Alvaro Muñoz
Alvaro Muñoz Johns Hopkins University
Kari C. Nadeau
Kari C. Nadeau Harvard University

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