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Jeroen Douwes

PhD, MSc

Professor Jeroen Douwes is the Director of the Centre for Public Health Research. He is also a Principal Investigator for the Infectious Disease Research Centre at Massey University.

He completed both his MSc and PhD in The Netherlands (Wageningen University) but is based permanently in New Zealand since 1998. Jeroen is recognised internationally for his work on asthma and indoor and occupational health. His current research programme focuses on asthma causation, mechanisms and prevention. In particular, it involves studies in children and adults focusing on protective and risk factors associated with the development of allergies and asthma; and the role of non-allergic immune mechanisms in asthma.

He is currently the principle investigator of studies on the protective effects of raw milk on allergies and asthma, the protective effects of the farm environment on allergies and asthma, neurotoxic effects of solvent exposures in spray painters, neurotoxic effects of fumigant exposures in workers handling shipping containers, and occupational intervention studies to reduce exposures to hazardous substances. He is also the Director of a $5.6M HRC-funded Programme Grant on occupational health in New Zealand which focuses on occupational causes of motor neuron disease, congenital malformations, asthma and neuropsychological disorders.

Three important professional values characterise his work: 1) building researcher capacity; 2) dissemination to inform policy and practice; and 3) wide engagement with the global research community realised through international alliances.

Jeroen has (co)-authored 150+ peer reviewed scientific publications, and is Associate Editor of the International Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

Publications
Current Research Projects

PUBLICATIONS

Publication	Type
Slater J, Kruger R, Douwes J, O'Brien W, Corbin M, Miles-Chan J, Breier B. Objectively measured physical activity is associated with body composition and metabolic profiles of Pacific and New Zealand European women with different metabolic disease risks. Front Physiol, 2021; 12: 684782.	Journal
't Mannetje A, Coakley J, Douwes J. Total blood mercury and its determination in New Zealand children and adults. Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology, 2021; 31(2): 289–298	Journal
Ranta A, Thompson S, Harwood M, Cadilhac D, Barber P, Davis A, Gommans J, Fink J, McNaughton H, Denison H, Corbin M, Feigin V, Abernethy V, Levack W, Douwes J, Girvan J, Wilson A. Reducing Ethnic and Geographic Inequities to Optimise New Zealand Stroke Care (REGIONS Care): Protocol for a Nationwide Observational Study. JMIR Res Protoc, 2021;10(1):e25374.	Journal
Donovan G, Gatziolis D, 't Mannetje A, Weinkove R, Fyfe C, Douwes J. An empirical test of the biodiversity hypothesis: Exposure to plant diversity is associated with a reduced risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Sci Total Environ, 2021; 768: 144627.	Journal
Fyfe C, Telfar-Barnard L, Douwes J. Association between home insulation and hospital admission rates: retrospective cohort study using linked data from a national intervention programme. BMJ, 2020; 371:m4571.	Journal
Taptiklis P, Phipps R, Jones M, Douwes J. House characteristics and condition as determinants of visible mold and musty odor: Results from three New Zealand House Condition Surveys in 2005, 2010, and 2015. Indoor Air, 2021; 31(3): 832-847.	Journal
Thompson S, Barber P, Fink J, Gommans J, Davis A, Harwood M, Douwes J, Cadilhac D, McNaughton H, Girvan J, Abernethy G, Feigin V, Wilson A, Denison H, Corbin M, Levack W, Ranta A. New Zealand hospital stroke service provision. NZMJ, 2020; 133 (1526): 18-30.	Journal
Eng A, Corbin M, Denison H, Barnes L, 't Mannetje A, McLean D, Laird I, Douwes J. Occupation exposures and Ischaemic Heart Disease: results from the entire employed population of New Zealand. The International Population Data Linkage Network, Virtual Conference 1-13 November 2020. (Oral presentation)	Conference Proceedings
Ali H, Brooks C, Crane J, Beasley R, Le Gros G, Holgate S, Gibson P, Pattemore P, Stanley T, Tzeng S, Pearce N, Douwes J. Airway sensory nerve sensitivity in adolescents with eosinophilic and non-eosinophilic asthma. Eur Respiratory J, 2020; 56:4081.	Conference Proceedings
Chen G, 't Mannetje A, Douwes J, Berg L, Pearce N, Kromhout H, Glass B, Brewer N, McLean D. Associations of occupational exposure to electric shocks and extremely low-frequency magnetic fields and motor neurone disease. Am J Epidemiology, 2021; 91(3): 393-402.	Journal
Toombs-Ruane L, Benschop J, French N, Biggs P, Midwinter A, Marshall J, Chan M, Drinkovic D, Fayaz A, Baker M, Douwes J, Roberts M, Burgess S. Carriage of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-and AmpC beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli from humans and pets in the same households. Appl Environ Microbiol, 2020; 86(24): e01613-20.	Journal
Eme P, Burlingame B, Kim N, Foliaki S, Wham C, Douwes J. Obesity measures in the Kiribati population: a need to reclassify body mass index cut-points. BMC Public Health, 2020; 20: 1092.	Journal
Foliaki S, Pulu V, Denison H, Weatherall M, Douwes J. Pacific meets west in addressing palliative care for Pacific populations in Aotearoa/New Zealand: a qualitative study. BMC Palliative Care, 2020; 19:100.	Journal
Barnes L, Eng A, Denison H, 't Mannetje A, Haslett S, McLean D, Jackson R, Douwes J. The prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in different occupational groups in New Zealand. Ann Work Expo Health, 2020; 64(6): 645-658.	Journal
Renall N, Merz B, Lawley B, Tannock G, Corbin M, Douwes J, Kruger R, Breier B. Body composition of New Zealand European and Pacific women is associated with lower dietary fibre intake and gut microbiota diversity. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 2020; 79(OCE2): E685.	Conference Proceedings
Ali H, Brooks C, Crane J, Beasley R, Le Gros G, Holgate S, Gibson P, Pattemore P, Tzeng S, Pearce N, Douwes J. Autonomic nervous system activity in adolescent asthma. Respirology, 2020; 25(S1):032.	Conference Proceedings
Hinz R, 't Mannetje A, Glass B, McLean D, Pearce N, Douwes J. Exposures to fumigants and residual chemicals in workers handling cargo from shipping containers and export logs in New Zealand. Ann Work Expo Health, 2020; 64(8): 826-837. .	Journal
't Mannetje A, Coakley J, Douwes J. Where are we at with lead? Current levels, time trend, and determinants of blood lead in New Zealand children and adults. Int J Hyg Environ Health, 2020; 225:113468.	Journal
Fix J, Annesi-Maesano I, Baldi I, Boulanger M, Cheng S, Cortes S, Dalphin J, Aqiel Dalvie M, Degano B, Douwes J, Eduard W, Elholm G, Ferreccio C, Harding A, Jeebhay M, Kelly K, Kromhout H, MacFarlane E, Maesano C, Mitchell D, Mwanga H, Naidoo S, Negatu B, Ngajilo D, Nordby K, Parks C, Schenker M, Shin A, Sisgaard T, Sim M, Soumagne T, Thorne P, Yoo K, Hoppin J. Gender differences in respiratory health outcomes among farming cohorts around the globe: findings from the AGRICOH consortium. J Agromedicine, 2021; 26(2): 97-108.	Journal
Brooks C, Slater T, Tupai-Firestone R, Zock J, Pearce N, Douwes J. Respiratory health in professional cleaners: symptoms, lung function, and risk factors. Clinical & Experimental Allergy, 2020; 50(5): 567-576.	Journal
Eme P, Kim N, Douwes J, Burlingame B, Foliaki S, Wham C. Are households in Kiribati nutrition secure? A case study of South Tarawa and Butaritari. Food and Nutrition Bulletin, 2020; 41(1): 131-146.	Journal
Holst G, Pørneki A, Lindgreen J, Thuesen B, Bønløkke J, Hyvärinen A, Elholm G, Østergaard K, Loft S, Brooks C, Douwes J, Linneberg A, Sisgaard T. Household dampness and microbial exposure related to allergy and respiratory health in Danish adults. European Clinical Respiratory Journal, 2020; 7(1): 1706235.	Journal
Straumfors A, Corbin M, McLean D, 't Mannetje A, Olsen R, Afanou A, Line Daae H, Skare O, Ulvestad B, Laier Johnsen H, Douwes J. Exposure determinants of wood dust, microbial components, resin acids and terpenes in the saw- and planer mill industry. Annals of Work Exposures and Health, 2020; 64(3): 282-296.	Journal
Nath S, Dewsbury M, Douwes J. Has a singular focus of building regulations created unhealthy homes? Architectural Science Review, 2020; 63(5): 387-401.	Journal
Brewer N, Bartholomew K, Maxwell A, Grant J, McPherson G, Wihongi H, Bromhead C, Scott N, Crengle S, Cunningham C, Douwes J, Potter J. Comparison of two invitation-based methods for human papillomavirus (HPV) self-sampling with usual care among un- and under-screened Māori, Pacific and Asian women: study protocol for a randomised controlled community trial to examine the effect of self-sampling on participation in cervical-cancer screening. BMC Cancer, 2019; 19: 1198.	Journal
Feigin V, Krishnamurthi R, Barker-Collo S, Barber P, Rathnasabapathy Y, Te Ao B, Parmar P, Mahon S, Tunnage B, Swain A, Arroll B, Elder H, Tautolo E, Parag V, Anderson C, Bennett D, Thrift A, Cadilhac D, Brown P, Ranta A, Douwes J. Measuring stroke and transient ischemic attack burden in New Zealand: Protocol for the fifth Auckland Regional Community Stroke Study (ARCOS V). International Journal of Stroke,2020; 15(5): 573-583.	Journal
Brewer N, Bartholomew K, Maxwell A, Grant J, Wihongi H, Bromhead C, Scott N, Crengle S, Cunningham C, Douwes J, Potter J. Preliminary results for Māori women from a randomised controlled community trial examining the acceptability of human papillomavirus (HPV) self-sampling. World Indigenous Cancer Conference, Calgary, Canada, 16-19 September 2019.	Conference Presentations
Donovan G, Gatziolis D, Douwes J. Relationship between exposure to the natural environment and recovery from hip or knee arthroplasty: a New Zealand retrospective cohort study. BMJ Open, 2019; 9(9): e029522.	Journal
Kindleysides S, Kruger R, Douwes J, Tannock G, Rennall N, Slater J, Lawley B, McGill A, Brennan N, Manukia M, Richter M, Tupai-Firestone R, Signal T, Gander P, Stannard S, Breier B, Cairncross C, Idrisov B. Predictors linking obesity and the gut microbiome (the PROMISE study): Protocol and recruitment strategy for a cross-sectional study on pathways that affect the gut microbiome and its impact on obesity. J MIR Res Protoc, 2019;8(8):e14529.	Journal
Brewer N, Foliaki S, Bromhead C, Viliamu-Amusia I, Pelefoti-Gibson L, Jones T, Pearce N, Potter J, Douwes J. Acceptability of Human Papillomavirus Self-Sampling for Cervical-Cancer Screening in Under-Screened Māori and Pasifika Women: A Pilot Study. NZ Med J, 2019; 132 (1497): 21-31.	Journal
Milne B, Atkinson J, Blakely T, Douwes J, Gibb S, Nicholson S, Sporle A, Teng A. Data Resource Profile: The New Zealand Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI). Int J Epidemiol, 2019: 48(3): 677-677e.	Journal
Donovan G, Michael Y, Gatziolis D, 't Mannetje A, Douwes J. The relationship between exposure to the natural environment, rurality, and ADHD in a large linkage study of New Zealand children. Lancet Planetary Health, 2019; 3(5): 226-234.	Journal
Douwes J, Ellison-Loschmann L, Corbin M, Barnes L, Denison H, Eng A, 't Mannetje A, McLean D, Jackson R. (2019) Ischaemic heart disease and occupation: a linkage between two New Zealand surveys and the Integrated Data Infrastructure. 27th International Symposium on Epidemiology in Occupational Health (EPICOH 2019). 29 Apr-2 May, Wellington, NZ. Occ Environ Med, 2019; 76(1): A55.	Conference Proceedings
Barnes L, Corbin M, Denison H, Eng A, 't Mannetje A, Haslett S, McLean D, Ellison-Loschmann L, Jackson R, Douwes J. (2019) Differences in cardiovascular risk factor profiles across occupational groups. 27th International Symposium on Epidemiology in Occupational Health (EPICOH 2019). 29 Apr-2 May, Wellington, NZ. Occ Environ Med, 2019; 76(1): A56.	Conference Proceedings
Chen G, 't Mannetje A, Douwes J, van den Berg L, McLean D, Pearce N, Kromhout H, D'Souza W, McConnell M. (2019) Self-report occupational exposures and MND in New Zealand. 27th International Symposium on Epidemiology in Occupational Health (EPICOH 2019). 29 Apr-2 May, Wellington, NZ. Occ Environ Med, 2019; 76(1): A59.	Conference Proceedings
Hinz R, 't Mannetje A, Glass B, McLean D, Pearce N, Douwes J. (2019) Fumigant and chemical residue 8-hour exposures in workers handling cargo from shipping containers and export logs in New Zealand. 27th International Symposium on Epidemiology in Occupational Health (EPICOH 2019). 29 Apr-2 May, Wellington, NZ. Occ Environ Med, 2019; 76(1): A9-A10.	Conference Proceedings
Keer S, McLean D, Glass B, Taptiklis P, McGlothlin J, Douwes J. (2019) Protective effects of PPE use and good workplace hygiene practices against symptoms of neurotoxicity in collision repair workers. 27th International Symposium on Epidemiology in Occupational Health (EPICOH 2019). 29 Apr-2 May, Wellington, NZ. Occ Environ Med, 2019; 76(1): A18-A19.	Conference Proceedings
Lidegaard M, Olsen K, Legg S, Douwes J. The impact of national guidelines covering moving and handling of people on injury rates and related costs. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2019; 45(6): 631-641.	Journal
Eme P, Douwes J, Kim N, Foliaki S, Burlingame B. Review of methodologies for assessing sustainable diets and potential for development of harmonised indicators. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2019; 16(7), 1184.	Journal
Eng A, Denison H, Chung A, 't Mannetje A, McLean D, Barnes L, Keer S, Laird I, Gray M, Feary Mckenzie J, Douwes J. (2019) Worker exposure survey report Part 2: Results from a worker exposure survey in seven targeted occupational groups. 31 March.	Reports
Chen G, 't Mannetje A, Douwes J, van den Berg L, Pearce N, Kromhout H, D'Souza W, McConnell M, Glass B, Brewer N, McLean D. Occupation and Motor Neurone Disease: A New Zealand Case-Control Study. Occup Environ Med, 2019; 76(5): 309-316.	Journal
Eme P, Burlingame B, Douwes J, Kim N, Foliaki S. Quantitative estimates of dietary intake in households of South Tarawa, Kiribati. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr, 2019; 28(1):131-138.	Journal
Sherman S, Bartholomew K, Denison H, Patel H, Moss E, Douwes J, Bromhead C. Knowledge, attitudes and awareness of the human papillomavirus among health professionals in New Zealand. PLoS ONE, 2018; 13(12): e0197648.	Journal
Denison H, Creighton J, Douwes J, Coughlan E, Coshall M, Young H. (2018) Trends in gonorrhoea diagnoses at the Christchurch Sexual Health Centre, Aotearoa New Zealand, from 2012-2017. IUSTI Asia Pacific Sexual Health Congress, 1 - 3 Nov, Auckland, New Zealand.	Conference Presentations
Douwes J. Reducing disease risk, Rangahau: Research at Massey University, 2nd Ed. Oct 2018.	Other Publications
Coakley J, Bridgen P, Mueller J, Harrad S, Douwes J, 't Mannetje A. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers and perfluorinated alkyl substances in blood serum of New Zealand adults, 2011-2013. Chemosphere, 2018; 208:382-389.	Journal
Chen G, 't Mannetje A, Douwes J, van den Berg L, Pearce N, Kromhout H, D'Souza W, McConnell M, Brewer N, McLean D. (2018) Occupation and Motor Neurone Disease. A New Zealand population –based case-control study. QMB/AWCBR Rare Brain Disease 2018 Conference. 30 Aug, Queenstown, NZ.	Conference Presentations
Pembrey L, Barreto M, Douwes J, Cooper P, Henderson J, Mpairwe H, Ardura-Garcia C, Chico M, Brooks C, Cruz A, Elliott A, Figueiredo C, Langan S, Nassanga B, Ring S, Rodrigues L, Pearce N. Understanding asthma phenotypes: the World Asthma Phenotypes (WASP) international collaboration. ERJ Open Res, 2018; 4(3): 00013-2018.	Journal
Keer S, Taptiklis P, Glass B, McGlothlin J, Douwes J. Determinants of airborne solvent exposure in the collision repair industry. Annals of Work, Exposures and Health, 2018; 62(7): 871-883.	Journal
Straumfors A, Olsen R, Line Daae H, Afanou A, McLean D, Corbin M, 't Mannetje A, Ulvestad B, Bakke B, Laier Johnsen H, Douwes J, Eduard W. Exposure to Wood Dust, Microbial Components, and Terpenes in the Norwegian Sawmill Industry. Annals of Work Exposure and Health, 2018; 62(6): 674-688.	Journal
Donovan G, Gatziolis D, Longley I, Douwes J. Vegetation diversity protects against childhood asthma: results from a large New Zealand birth cohort. Nature Plants, 2018; 4(6): 358-364.	Journal
Denison H, Eng A, Barnes L, Cheng S, 't Mannetje A, Haddock K, Douwes J, Pearce N, Ellison-Loschmann L. Inequities in exposure to occupational risk factors between Māori and non-Māori workers in Aotearoa New Zealand. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 2018; 72(9): 809-816.	Journal
McLean D, Leblanc-Maridor M, Hall R, Moore N, Cullen K, Brooks C, Benschop J, 't Mannetje A, Weinkove R, Douwes J, Pearce N. Airborne dispersion of Leptospirosis in a meat processing plant. 32nd International Congress on Occupational Health, 29 Apr-4 May, Dublin, Ireland. Occ Environ Med, 2018; 75(2): A213.	Conference Proceedings
Keer S, McLean D, Glass B, Douwes J. Effects of personal protective equipment use and good workplace hygiene on symptoms of neurotoxicity in solvent-exposed vehicle spray painters. Ann Work Expo Health, 2018; 62(3): 307-320.	Journal
't Mannetje A, Coakley J, Douwes J. (2018) Report of the Biological Monitoring of Selected Chemicals of Concern. Results of the New Zealand biological monitoring programme, 2014-2016. Technical Report 2017-1. March.	Reports
Douwes J, 't Mannetje A, McLean D, Pearce N, Woodward A, Potter J. Carcinogenicity of glyphosate: why is New Zealand’s EPA lost in the weeds? NZ Med J, 2018; 131(1472): 82-89.	Journal
Leblanc-Maridor M, Hall R, Moore N, Cullen K, Brooks C, Benschop J, Pearce N, Douwes J, McLean D. (2018) Airborne dispersion of Leptospirosis in a meat processing plant. Pathobiome 2018, Pathogens in microbiotas in hosts, 18-20 March; Corsica, France. (poster)	Conference Proceedings
Leblanc-Maridor M, Hall R, Biggs P, French N, Douwes J, McLean D. (2018) Air microbiota in animal slaughterhouse: How metagenomic detection can help epidemiological studies. Pathobiome 2018, Pathogens in microbiotas in hosts, 18-20 March; Corsica, France. (poster)	Conference Proceedings
Coakley J, Bridgen P, Bates M, Douwes J, 't Mannetje A. Chlorinated persistent organic pollutants in serum of New Zealand adults, 2011-2013. Science of the Total Environment, 2018; 615: 624-631.	Journal
Eng A, Barnes L, 't Mannetje A, McLean D, Laird I, Douwes J. (2018) Worker Exposure Survey Report. Part 1: Results from two large New Zealand workforce surveys conducted in 2004-2006 and 2009-2010. Report to Worksafe NZ, 31 Jan.	Reports
Douwes J, Slater T, Shanthakumar M, McLean D, Tupai-Firestone R, Judd L, Pearce N. Determinants of hand dermatitis, urticaria and loss of skin barrier function in professional cleaners in New Zealand. Int J Occup Environ Health, 2017; 23:2.	Journal
Shorter C, Crane J, Pierse N, Barnes P, Kang J, Wickens K, Douwes J, Stanley T, Täubel M, Hyvärinen A, Howden-Chapman P, Wellington Region General Practitioner Research Network. . Indoor visible mold and mold odor are associated with new-onset childhood wheeze in a dose-dependent manner. Indoor Air, 2018; 28(1): 6-15.	Journal
't Mannetje A, Eng A, Walls C, Dryson E, Douwes J, Bertazzi P, Ryder-Lewis S, Scott D, Brooks C, McLerran D, Cheng S, Pearce N. Morbidity in New Zealand pesticide producers exposed to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD). Environment International, 2018; 110: 22-31.	Journal
Keer S, Glass B, McLean D, Harding E, Babbage D, Leathem J, Brinkmann Y, Prezant B, Pearce N, Douwes J. Neuropsychological performance in solvent-exposed vehicle collision repair workers in New Zealand. Plos One, 2017; 12(12): e0189108.	Journal
Brooks C, van Dalen C, Harding E, Hermans I, Douwes J. Effects of treatment changes on asthma phenotype prevalence and airway neutrophil function. BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2017; 17: 169.	Journal
McLean D, Glass B, 't Mannetje A, Douwes J. Exposure to respirable crystalline silica in the construction industry – do we have a problem? NZMJ, 2017; 130(1466): 78-82	Journal
Burlingame B, Eme P, Foliaki S, Kim N, Douwes J. Sustainable Diets in Small Island Developing States of the Western Pacific: A Review. Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, 2017; 71(S2): 809-809	Conference Proceedings
Douwes J, Cheung K, Prezant B, Sharp M, Corbin M, McLean D, 't Mannetje A, Schlunssen V, Sigsgaard T, Kromhout H, LaMontagne A, Pearce N, McGlothlin J. Wood Dust in Joineries and Furniture Manufacturing: An Exposure Determinant and Intervention Study. Annals of Work Exposures & Health, 2017; 61(4): 416-428.	Journal
Jay S, Gander P, Eng A, Cheng S, Douwes J, Ellison-Loschmann L, McLean D, Pearce N, 't Mannetje A. New Zealanders working non-standard hours also have greater exposure to other workplace hazards. Chronobiology International, 2017; 34(4): 519-526.	Journal
Brooks C, van Dalen C, Hermans I, Gibson P, Simpson J, Douwes J. Sputum basophils are increased in eosinophilic asthma compared with non-eosinophilic asthma phenotypes. Allergy, 2017; 72(10): 1583-1586.	Journal
Swinburn B, Vandevijvere S, Woodward A, Hornblow A, Richardson A, Burlingame B, Borman B, Taylor B, Breier B, Arroll B, Drummond B, Grant C, Bullen C, Wall C, Ni Mhurcha C, Cameron-Smith D, Menkes D, Murdoch D, Mangin D, Lennon D, Sarfati D, Sellman D, Rush E, Sopoaga F, Thomson G, Devlin G, Abel G, White H, Coad J, Hoek J, Connor J, Krebs J, Douwes J, Mann J, McCall J, Broughton J, Potter J, Toop L, Et Al . Proposed new industry code on unhealthy food marketing to children and young people: will it make a difference? NZ Med J, 2017;130(1450): 94-101.	Journal
Keer S, Glass B, Prezant B, McLean D, Pearce N, Harding E, Echeverria D, McGlothlin J, Babbage D, Douwes J. Solvent neurotoxicity in vehicle collision repair workers in New Zealand. NeuroToxicology, 2016; 57: 223-229.	Journal
Douwes J. (2016) Asthma: The role of the environment. NZ Respiratory Conference 2016, 24-25 November, Auckland, NZ.	Conference Presentations
McLean D, Chen G, 't Mannetje A, D'Souza W, McConnell M, van den Berg L, Kromhout H, Pearce N, Douwes J. (2016) Occupational Risk Factors for Motor Neurone Disease: A New Zealand Population-Based Case-Control Study. 25th Epidemiology in Occupational Health Conference 2016, 4-7 September, Barcelona, Spain.	Conference Presentations
Keer S, Glass B, Prezant B, McLean D, Pearce N, Harding E, Echeverria D, McGlothlin J, Babbage D, Douwes J. (2016) Neurobehavioural symptoms in collision repair workers – A cross-sectional survey. 25th Epidemiology in Occupational Health Conference 2016, 4-7 September, Barcelona, Spain.	Conference Presentations
Chen G, McLean D, 't Mannetje A, D'Souza W, McConnell M, van den Berg L, Kromhout H, Pearce N, Douwes J, Huss A, Vermeulen R. (2016) Occupational exposure to ELF-MF and electric shocks and Motor Neurone Disease. 25th Epidemiology in Occupational Health Conference 2016, 4-7 September, Barcelona, Spain (Poster).	Conference Presentations
't Mannetje A, Borman B, Eng A, Ellison-Loschmann L, Douwes J, Pearce N. Hair Dye Use and the Risk of Congenital Malformations. Results from a New Zealand Birth Defects Case-Control Study. Teratology Society 56th Annual Meeting, San Antonio, June 25-29 2016. Abstract 27 Platform Session 4. Birth Defects Research Part A (BDRA), 2016; 106(5): 398.	Conference Proceedings
Brooks C, van Dalen C, Zacharasiewicz A, Simpson J, Harper J, Le Gros G, Gibson P, Pearce N, Douwes J. Absence of airway inflammation in a large proportion of adolescents with asthma. Respirology, 2016; 21(3): 460-466.	Journal
Shorter C, Täubel M, Pierse N, Douwes J, Howden-Chapman P, Hyvärinen A, Crane J. Objective assessment of domestic mold contamination using quantitative PCR. Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology, 2016; 137(2): 622-624.	Journal
D'Amato G, Holgate S, Pawankar R, Ledford D, Cecchi L, Al-Ahmad M, Al-Enezi F, Al-Muhsen S, Ansotegui I, Baena-Cagnani C, Baker D, Bayram H, Bergmann K, Boulet L, Buters J, D'amato M, Dorsano S, Douwes J, Finlay S, Garrasi D, Gómez M, Haahtela T, Halwani R, Hassani Y, Mahboub B, Marks G, Michelozzi P, Montagni M, Nunes C, Oh J, Popov T, Portnoy J, Ridolo E, Rosário N, Rottem M, Sánchez-Borges M, Sibanda E, Sienra-Monge J, Vitale C, Annesi-Maesano I. Meteorological conditions, climate change, new emerging factors, and asthma and related allergic disorders. A statement of the World Allergy Organization. World Allergy Organ J. 2015; 8:25.	Journal
Douwes J. Health Check: how does household mould affect your health? The Conversation.com, 2-11-15.	Other Publications
McLean D, Douwes J, van Dalen C, Cheng S, Shanthakumar M, Pearce N. (2015) Occupational respiratory disease in New Zealand sawmill workers: a longitudinal study. 31st International Congress on Occupational Health, May 31-June 5, Seoul, Korea.	Conference Proceedings
Pearce N, Blair A, Vineis P, Ahrens W, Andersen A, Anto J, Baccarelli A, Armstrong B, Douwes J, 't Mannetje A. , et al. IARC Monographs: 40 years of evaluating carcinogenic hazards to humans. Environ Health Perspect, 2015; 123(6): 507-514.	Journal
Howe L, Ellison-Loschmann L, Pearce N, Douwes J, Jeffreys M, Tupai-Firestone R. Ethnic differences in early life risk factors for later obesity: a prospective cohort study in New Zealand. J Epidemiol Community Health, 2015; 69(6): 516-522.	Journal
Tupai-Firestone R, Cheng S, Douwes J, Meletti F, Pizzi C, Pivetta E, Rusconi F, Richiardi L. Internet-based-birth-cohort studies: is this the future for epidemiology? JMIR Res Protoc. 2015;4(2):e71. 2015;4(2):e71.	Journal
Eduard W, Schlunssen V, Sigsgaard T, Omland O, Pearce N, Douwes J. Can selection explain the protective effects of farming on asthma? Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, 2015; 22(3): 467-469.	Journal
Douwes J, Boezen M, Brooks C, Pearce N. (2014) Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma. In Detels R, Gulliford M, Karim QA, Tan (Eds.), Oxford Textbook of Public Health (6th ed) Vol 3. Chapt 8.3 Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp 945-969.	Books and Chapters
Bajardi P, Paolotti D, Vespignani A, Eames K, Funk S, Edmunds W, Turbelin C, Debin M, Colizza V, Smallenburg R, Koppeschaar C, Franzo A, Faustino V, Carnahan A, Rehn M, Merletti F, Douwes J, Tupai-Firestone R, Richiardi L. Association between Recruitment Methods and Attrition in Internet-Based Studies. Plos ONE, 2014; 9(12): e114925.	Journal
Loerbroks A, Bosch J, Douwes J, Angerer P, Li J. Job insecurity is associated with adult asthma in Germany during Europe's recent economic crisis: a prospective cohort study. J Epidemiol Community Health, 2014; 68(12):1196-1199.	Journal
't Mannetje A, Coakley J, Bridgen P, Smith A, Read D, Pearce N, Douwes J. Estimated infant intake of persistent organic pollutants through breast milk in New Zealand. NZ Med J, 2014; 127(1401): 56-68.	Journal
McLean D, Biggs P, Leblanc-Maridor M, Hall R, French N, Pearce N, Douwes J. Metagenomic detection of bacteria in aerosol samples in animal slaughterhouses to develop exposure profiles for an epidemiological analysis. Occ Environ Med, 2014; 71 (S1): A21 (abstract).	Conference Proceedings
't Mannetje A, McLean D, Glass B, Cheung K, Douwes J, Pearce N. Occupational exposure to carcinogens in New Zealand. Occ Environ Med, 2014; 71(S1): A47 (abstract).	Conference Proceedings
Douwes J. (2014) Allergen, mold and endotoxin exposure in ambient air. European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Congress 2014, 8 June, Copenhagen, Denmark. (Workshop).	Conference Presentations
Douwes J, Pearce N. (2014) Epidemiology of respiratory allergies and athma. In Ahrens W, Pigeot I (Eds.), Handbook of Epidemiology. (2nd ed). Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag. pp 2263-2319.	Books and Chapters
't Mannetje A, Coakley J, Borman B, Douwes J, Bates M. (2013) Concentrations of Selected Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in the Serum of New Zealanders. Report prepared as part of a Ministry of Health contract for scientific services. Technical Report No. 34. Centre for Public Health Research (CPHR), Massey University, NZ.	Reports
Pearce N, Douwes J. Research at the interface between human and veterinary health. Prev Vet Med, 2013; 111(3-4): 187-193.	Journal
Coakley J, Harrad S, Goosey E, Ali N, Dirtu A, Van den Eede N, Covaci A, Douwes J, 't Mannetje A. Concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in matched samples of indoor dust and breast milk in New Zealand. Environ Int, 2013; 59: 255-261.	Journal
Slater T, Douwes J. It's academic: Itching to be heard. Safeguard, 2013; 141: 38.	Other Publications
Hall R, Leblanc-Maridor M, Wang J, Ren X, Moore N, Brooks C, Peacey M, Douwes J, McLean D. Metagenomic detection of viruses in aerosol samples from workers in animal slaughterhouses. PLoS ONE, 2013; 8(8): e72226.	Journal
't Mannetje A, Coakley J, Bridgen P, Brooks C, Harrad S, Smith A, Pearce N, Douwes J. Current concentrations, temporal trends and determinants of persistent organic pollutants in breast milk of New Zealand women. Sci Total Environ, 2013; 458-460: 399-407.	Journal
Brooks C, Gibson P, Douwes J, van Dalen C, Simpson J. Relationship between airway neutrophilia and ageing in asthmatics and non-asthmatics. Respirology, 2013; 18(5): 857–865.	Journal
Pearce N, Douwes J. Lifestyle changes and childhood asthma. Ind J Ped, 2013; 80(S1): 95-99.	Journal
Wong K, Hunter Rowe B, Douwes J, Senthilselvan A. Asthma and wheezing are associated with depression and anxiety in adults: An analysis from 54 countries. Pulmon Med, 2013; Vol 2013: Article ID 929028.	Journal
Brooks C, Pearce N, Douwes J. The hygiene hypothesis in allergy and asthma: an update. Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol, 2013; 13(1): 70-77.	Journal
Brooks C, Siebers R, Crane J, Noss I, Wouters I, Sander I, Raulf-Heimsoth M, Thorne P, Metwali N, Douwes J. Measurement of β-(1,3)-glucan in household dust samples using Limulus amebocyte assay and enzyme immunoassays: an inter-laboratory comparison. Environ Sci Process Impacts, 2013; 15(2): 405-411.	Journal
Brooks C, van Dalen C, Hermans I, Douwes J. Identifying leukocyte populations in fresh and cryopreserved sputum using flow cytometry. Cytometry: Part B - Clinical Cytometry, 2013; 84B(2): 104–113.	Journal
Brooks C, Gibson P, Douwes J, van Dalen C, Simpson J. Assessment of the relationship between airway neutrophilia and aging in asthmatics and non-asthmatics. Respirology, 2012; 17(S2): 10. (abstract).	Conference Proceedings
Pearce N, Douwes J. (2013) Asthma. In: Goldman M, Troisi R, Rexrode K (Eds). Women and Health. (2nd Ed), pp 837-852, San Diego, CA: Elsevier.	Books and Chapters
't Mannetje A, Coakley J, Mueller J, Harden F, Toms L, Douwes J. Partitioning of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) between human serum and breast milk: a literature review. Chemosphere, 2012; 89(8): 911-8.	Journal
Macher J, Douwes J, Prezant B, Reponen T. (2012) Bioaerosols. In: Ruzer LS and Harley NH (Eds). Aerosol Handbook: Measurement, Dosimetry, and Health Effects. (2nd ed). CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group.	Books and Chapters
Douwes J, Howden-Chapman P, Crane J. (2012). Health risks: damp and cold. In: Smith S (Ed). The International Encyclopedia of Housing and Home, 1st Ed. Pp332-338, Elsevier, 2012.	Books and Chapters
Douwes J, Slater T, McLean D, Pearce N, Judd L, Tupai-Firestone R, Dryson E, Walls C, Foliaki S, Harding E, Duckett H, Cheung K, Coenraads P, Shanthakumar M. (2012) Occupational dermatitis in New Zealand cleaners. Study report for the Department of Labour.Centre for Public Health Research (CPHR), Massey University, NZ.	Reports
Ali N, Dirtu A, Van den Eede N, Goosey E, Harrad S, Neels H, 't Mannetje A, Coakley J, Douwes J, Covaci A. Occurrence of alternative flame retardants in indoor dust from New Zealand: Indoor sources and human exposure assessment. Chemosphere, 2012; 88(11): 1276–1282.	Journal
Wagstaffe M, Prezant B, Keer S, Brewer N, Douwes J. (2012) Hazard Surveillance: Residual chemicals in shipping containers. Report for Safe Work Australia, Canberra, Australia. Centre for Public Health Research (CPHR), Massey University, NZ.	Reports
McLean D, Douwes J, Demers P, Walls C, Dryson E, Cunningham C, van Dalen C, Cheng S, Shanthakumar M, Pearce N. (2012) Occupational asthma in sawmill workers in New Zealand. Study report for the Department of Labour, Centre for Public Health Research (CPHR), Massey University, NZ.	Reports
Douwes J, Howden-Chapman P. (2011) An overview of possible health effects from exposure to “leaky buildings”. In: The leaky building crisis: understanding the issues. Brookers Ltd, Wellington, New Zealand.	Books and Chapters
Jaakkola M, Haverinen-Shaghnessy U, Douwes J, Nevalainen A. (2011) Indoor dampness and mould problems in homes and asthma onset in children. In: Braubach M, Jacobs DE, Ormandy D (eds). Environmental burden of disease associated with inadequate housing. WHO Regional Office for Europe, pp 5-32.	Books and Chapters
Douwes J, Brooks C, van Dalen C, Pearce N. Importance of allergy in asthma: an epidemiologic perspective. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep, 2011; 11(5): 434-44.	Journal
't Mannetje A, Eng A, Douwes J, Ellison-Loschmann L, McLean D, Pearce N. Determinants of non-response in an occupational exposure and health survey in New Zealand. Aust NZ J Public Health, 2011; 35(3): 256-63.	Journal
Mendell M, Mirer A, Cheung K, Tong M, Douwes J. Respiratory and allergic health effects of dampness, mold, and dampness‑related agents: A review of the epidemiologic evidence. Environ Health Perspect, 2011; 119(6): 748-56.	Journal
Widanarko B, Legg S, Stevenson M, Devereux J, Eng A, 't Mannetje A, Cheng S, Douwes J, Ellison-Loschmann L, McLean D, Pearce N. Prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms in relation to gender, age, and occupational/industrial group. Int J Ind Ergonom, 2011; 41(5): 561-572.	Journal
Eng A, 't Mannetje A, Pearce N, Douwes J. Work-related stress and asthma: results from a workforce survey in New Zealand. J Asthma, 2011; 48(8): 783-789.	Journal
Baumann F, Maurizot P, Mangeas M, Ambrosi J, Douwes J, Robineau B. Pleural mesothelioma in New Caledonia: Associations with environmental risk factors. Environ Health Perspect, 2011; 119(5): 695–700.	Journal
Brooks C, Brogan S, van Dalen C, Lampshire P, Crane J, Douwes J. Measurement of Exhaled Nitric Oxide in a General Population Sample: A Comparison of the Medisoft HypAir FENO and Aerocrine NIOX Analyzers. J Asthma, 2011; 48(4): 324-8.	Journal
Leon M, Beane Freeman L, Douwes J, Hoppin J, Kromhout H, Lebailly P, Nordby K, Schenker M, Schüz J, Waring S, Alavanja M, Annesi-Maesano I, Baldi I, Aqiel Dalvie M, Ferro G, Fervers B, Langseth H, London L, Lynch C, McLaughlin J, Merchant J, Pahwa P, Sigsgaard T, Stayner L, Wesseling C, Yoo K, Zahm S, Straif K, Blair A. AGRICOH: A Consortium of Agricultural Cohorts. Int. J. Environ Res Public Health, 2011; 8(5): 1341-1357.	Journal
Douwes J, Brooks C, Pearce N. Asthma nervosa: old concept, new insights. Eur Respir J, 2011; 37(5): 986-90.	Journal
Brooks C, Weinkove R, Hermans I, van Dalen C, Douwes J. Invariant natural killer T cells and asthma: immunologic reality or methodological artifact? J Allergy Clin Immunol, 2010; 126(4): 882-5. (letter).	Other Publications
Brooks C, Weinkove R, Hermans I, van Dalen C, Douwes J. Invariant natural killer T cells and asthma: Immunologic reality or methodological artefact? J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2010;126(4):882-5.	Journal
Douwes J, Brooks C, Pearce N. Stress and asthma: Hippocrates revisited. J Epidemiol Community Health, 2010; 64(7): 561-2.	Journal
Douwes J, Pearce N. Hygiene hypothesis: wanted - dead or alive. Reply. Int J Epidemiol, 2010; 39(1): 314-315 (letter).	Other Publications
Eng A, 't Mannetje A, Cheng S, Douwes J, Ellison-Loschmann L, McLean D, Gander P, Laird I, Legg S, Pearce N. The New Zealand Workforce Survey I: Self-reported occupational exposures. Ann Occup Hyg. 2010; 54(2): 144-53.	Journal
Eng A, 't Mannetje A, Douwes J, Cheng S, McLean D, Ellison-Loschmann L, Pearce N. The New Zealand Workforce Survey II: Occupational risk factors for asthma. Ann Occup Hyg, 2010; 54(2):154-64	Journal
Douwes J, Pearce N. Hygiene hypothesis: wanted - dead or alive. Int J Epidemiol, 2010; 39: 314-315 (letter-Reply).	Journal
Pearce N, Douwes J. (2010) Environmental and occupational epidemiology. In Killewo J, Heggenhougen HK, Quah SR (Eds.), Epidemiology and Demography in Public Health. (pp 232-240). New York: Elsevier.	Books and Chapters
Cheung K, McLean D, Pearce N, Douwes J. (2010) Exposures to hazardous airborne substances in the wood conversion sector. Technical Report No. 33.Centre for Public Health Research (CPHR), Massey University, NZ.	Reports
't Mannetje A, Douwes J, Duckett H, Brogan S, Harding E, Brooks C, Harrad S, Ellison-Loschmann L, Smith A, Pearce N. (2010) Concentrations of persistent organic pollutants in the milk of New Zealand women. Report prepared as part of a Ministry of Health contract for scientific services. Centre for Public Health Research (CPHR), Massey University, NZ.	Reports
Smit L, Wouters I, Heederik D, Douwes J. Health effects of occupational endotoxin exposure: a review and relevance to veterinary practice. Tijdschrift voor Diergeneeskunde, 2009; 134(20): 840-846.	Journal
Douwes J. (2009) Indoor dampness: An overview of health effects and exposures. In: Howden-Chapman PH, Bennett J, Siebers R (eds.) Do damp and mould matter? Health impacts of leaky homes. Wellington, New Zealand: Steele Roberts Publishers, pp 33-43.	Books and Chapters
Eduard W, Pearce N, Douwes J. Chronic bronchitis, COPD, and lung function in farmers: the role of biological agents. Chest, 2009; 136(3): 716-25.	Journal
Douwes J, Smit L, Heederik D. Beschermende effecten van het opgroeien en werken op een boerderij op de ontwikkeling van atopische ziekten. Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Allergie en Astma, 2009; 9(1): 3-15.	Journal
Harrad S, Ibarra C, Robson M, Melymuk L, Zhang X, Diamond M, Douwes J. Polychlorinated biphenyls in domestic dust from Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and United States: implications for human exposure. Chemosphere, 2009; 76(2): 232-8.	Journal
Pearce N, Douwes J. Time for species-course epidemiology? Int J Epidemiol, 2009; 38(2): 403-410.	Journal
Douwes J, Boezen M, Pearce N. (2009). Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma. In Detels R, Beaglehole R, Lansang MA, Gulliford M (Eds.), Oxford Textbook of Public Health. 5th ed. Vol 3. Chapter 9.4 (pp 1021-1045) Oxford: Oxford University Press	Books and Chapters
't Mannetje A, Slater T, McLean D, Eng A, Briar C, Douwes J. (2009) Women's occupational health and safety in New Zealand. NOHSAC, Centre for Public Health Research (CPHR), Massey University, NZ.	Reports
Cheung K, McLean D, Pearce N, Douwes J. (2009) Exposures to hazardous airborne substances in the wood conversion sector. Technical Report No. 29. Centre for Public Health Research (CPHR), Massey University, NZ.	Reports
Pearce N, Douwes J. Epidemiology between astronomy and astrology - author's response. Int J Epidemiol, 2009; 38(2): 610-611 (letter).	Journal
Wilson N, Baker M, Jennings L, Murdoch D, Krause K, Edwards R, Roberts M, Pearce N, Johnston D, Douwes J, Rice G, Bullen C, Blackmore T, Raymond N, Thomas M, McArthur C, Jackson G, MacLean M, Nesdale A, Peters J, Thornley C. A design fault in New Zealand’s health research funding system exposed by pandemic influenza. NZ Med J, 2009; 122(1304): 121.	Journal
Douwes J, Brooks C, Pearce N. Protective effects of farming on allergies and asthma: have we learnt anything since 1873? Expert Rev Clin Immunol, 2009; 5(3): 213-9.	Journal
Mendell M, Mirer A, Cheung K, Douwes J, Sigsgaard T, Bønløkke J, Meyer H, Hirvonen M. (2009). Health effects associated with dampness and mould. In: WHO Guidelines for Indoor Air Quality: Dampness and Mould. (pp 63-92). Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe	Books and Chapters
Douwes J. (2009). Building dampness and its effect on indoor exposure to biological and non-biological pollutants. In WHO Guidelines for Indoor Air Quality: Dampness and Mould. (pp 7-29). Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe.	Books and Chapters
Simpson J, Brooks C, Douwes J. Innate immunity in asthma. Paediatr Respir Rev, 2008; 9(4): 263-70.	Journal
van Dalen C, Harding E, Parkin J, Cheng S, Pearce N, Douwes J. Suitability of forced expiratory volume in 1 second/forced vital capacity vs percentage of predicted forced expiratory volume in 1 second for the classification of asthma severity in adolescents. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med, 2008; 162(12): 1169-74.	Journal
Douwes J, Cheng S, Travier N, Cohet C, Niesink A, McKenzie J, Cunningham C, Le Gros G, von Mutius E, Pearce N. Farm exposure in utero may protect against asthma, hay fever and eczema. Eur Respir J, 2008; 32(3): 603-11.	Journal
Sithole F, Douwes J, Burstyn I, Veugelers P. Body mass index and childhood asthma: a linear association? J Asthma, 2008; 45(6): 473-7.	Journal
Foliaki S, Annesi-Maesano I, Tuuau-Potoi N, Waqatakirewa L, Cheng S, Douwes J, Pearce N. Risk factors for symptoms of childhood asthma, allergic rhinoconjunctivitis and eczema in the Pacific: an ISAAC Phase III study. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis, 2008; 12(7): 799-806.	Journal
Douwes J, Pearce N. Commentary: The end of the hygiene hypothesis? Int J Epidemiol, 2008; 37(3): 570-2.	Journal
Douwes J, Eduard W, Thorne P. (2008). Bioaerosols. In Heggenhougen HJ, Quah SR (Eds.) International Encyclopedia of Public Health. Vol 1. (pp 287-297) San Diego: Academic Press	Books and Chapters
Pearce N, Douwes J. (2008). Environmental and occupational epidemiology. In Heggenhougen HJ, Quah SR (Eds.), International Encyclopedia of Public Health. Vol 2 (pp 352-361). San Diego: Academic Press	Books and Chapters
Harrad S, Ibarra C, Diamond M, Melymuk L, Robson M, Douwes J, Roosens L, Dirtu A, Covaci A. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in domestic indoor dust from Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and United States. Environ Int, 2008; 34(2): 232-8.	Journal
Douwes J, Travier N, Huang K, Cheng S, McKenzie J, Le Gros G, von Mutius E, Pearce N. Lifelong farm exposure may strongly reduce the risk of asthma in adults. Allergy, 2007; 62(10): 1158-65.	Journal
Ellison-Loschmann L, Benavente Y, Douwes J, Buendia E, Font R, Álvaro T, Kogevinas M, de Sanjosé S. Immunoglobulin E levels and risk of lymphoma in a case-control study in Spain. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev, 2007; 16(7): 1492-8.	Journal
Richiardi L, Baussano I, Vizzini L, Douwes J, Pearce N, Merletti F. Feasibility of recruiting a birth cohort through the Internet: the experience of the NINFEA cohort. Eur J Epidemiol, 2007; 22(12): 831-7.	Journal
van Dalen C, Harding E, Parkin J, Blakey K, Cheng S, Pearce N, Douwes J. Asthma control in a random sample of New Zealand adolescent asthmatics. J Asthma, 2007; 44(4): 261-6.	Journal
Simpson J, Grissell T, Douwes J, Scott R, Boyle M, Gibson P. Innate immune activation in neutrophilic asthma and bronchiectasis. Thorax, 2007; 62(3): 211-8.	Journal
Smit L, Zuurbier M, Doekes G, Wouters I, Heederik D, Douwes J. Hay fever and asthma symptoms in conventional and organic farmers in The Netherlands. Occup Environ Med, 2007; 64(2): 101-7.	Journal
Schram-Bijkerk D, Doekes G, Boeve M, Douwes J, Riedler J, Üblagger E, von Mutius E, Benz M, Pershagen G, Wickman M, Alfvén T, Braun-Fahrländer C, Waser M, Brunekreef B, the PARSIFAL study group . Exposure to microbial components and allergens in population studies: a comparison of two house dust collection methods applied by participants and fieldworkers. Indoor Air, 2006; 16(6): 414-25.	Journal
Douwes J, McLean D, Slater T, Travier N, Cheng S, Pearce N. Pine dust, atopy and lung function: A cross-sectional study in sawmill workers. Eur Respir J, 2006; 28(4): 791-8.	Journal
Pearce N, Douwes J. The Latin American exception: why is childhood asthma so prevalent in Brazil? J Pediatr (Rio J), 2006; 82(5): 319-21.	Journal
Douwes J, Siebers R, Wouters I, Doekes G, Fitzharris P, Crane J. Endotoxin, (1 --> 3)-beta-D-glucans and fungal extra-cellular polysaccharides in New Zealand homes: a pilot study. Ann Agric Environ Med, 2006; 13(2): 361-5.	Journal
Douwes J, van Strien R, Doekes G, Smit J, Kerkhof M, Gerritsen J, Postma D, de Jongste J, Travier N, Brunekreef B. Does early indoor microbial exposure reduce the risk of asthma? The Prevention and Incidence of Asthma and Mite Allergy birth cohort study. J Allergy Clin Immunol, 2006; 117(5): 1067-73.	Journal
Schram-Bijkerk D, Doekes G, Boeve M, Douwes J, Riedler J, Üblagger E, von Mutius E, Budde J, Pershagen G, van Hage M, Wickman M, Braun-Fahrländer C, Waser M, Brunekreef B, the PARSIFAL study group . Nonlinear relations between house dust mite allergen levels and mite sensitization in farm and nonfarm children. Allergy, 2006; 61(5): 640-7.	Journal
El-Sharif N, Douwes J, Hoet P, Nemery B. Childhood asthma and indoor aeroallergens and endotoxin in Palestine: a case-control study. J Asthma, 2006; 43(3): 241-7.	Journal
Wong G, von Mutius E, Douwes J, Pearce N. Environmental determinants associated with the development of asthma in childhood. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis, 2006; 10(3): 242-51.	Journal
Pearce N, Douwes J. The global epidemiology of asthma in children. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis, 2006; 10(2): 125-32.	Journal
Wouters I, Spaan S, Douwes J, Doekes G, Heederik D. Overview of personal occupational exposure levels to inhalable dust, endotoxin, beta(1-->3)-glucan and fungal extracellular polysaccharides in the waste management chain. Ann Occup Hyg, 2006; 50(1): 39-53.	Journal
Flöistrup H, Swartz J, Bergström A, Alm J, Scheynius A, van Hage M, Waser M, Braun-Fahrländer C, Schram-Bijkerk D, Huber M, Zutavern A, von Mutius E, Üblagger E, Riedler J, Michaels K, Pershagen G, the PARSIFAL study group , Douwes J. Allergic disease and sensitization in Steiner school children. J Allergy Clin Immunol, 2006; 117: 59-66.	Journal
Reynolds S, Milton D, Heederik D, Thorne P, Donham K, Croteau E, Kelly K, Douwes J, Lewis D, Whitmer M, Connaughton I, Koch S, Malmberg P, Larsson B, Deddens J, Saraf A, Larsson L. Interlaboratory evaluation of endotoxin analyses in agricultural dusts – comparison of LAL assay and mass spectrometry. J Environ Monit, 2005; 7: 1371-7.	Journal
Pearce N, Douwes J. Commentary: asthma time trends--mission accomplished? Int J Epidemiol, 2005; 34(5): 1018-9.	Journal
Schram-Bijkerk D, Doekes G, Douwes J, Boeve M, Riedler J, Üblagger E, von Mutius E, Benz M, Pershagen G, van Hage M, Scheynius A, Braun-Fahrländer C, Waser M, Brunekreef B, the PARSIFAL study group . Bacterial and fungal agents in house dust and wheeze in children: the PARSIFAL study. Clin Exp Allergy, 2005; 35(10): 1272-8.	Journal
Douwes J, Le Gros G, Gibson P, Pearce N. On the hygiene hypothesis: regulation down, up, or sideward? J Allergy Clin Immunol, 2005; 115(6): 1326 (letter).	Other Publications
Douwes J. (2005). Health effects of (1 3)-Beta-D-glucans: the epidemiological evidence. In Young SH, Castranova V (Eds.), Toxicology of 1-3-Beta-Glucans: Glucans as a Marker for Fungal Exposure (pp 35-52). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press	Books and Chapters
Douwes J. (1-->3)-Beta-D-glucans and respiratory health: a review of the scientific evidence. Indoor Air, 2005; 15(3): 160-9.	Journal
Douwes J, Le Gros G, Gibson P, Pearce N. Can bacterial endotoxin exposure reverse atopy and atopic disease? (Reply). J Allergy Clin Immunol, 2005; 115(6): 1326.	Journal
Schram-Bijkerk D, Doekes G, Boeve M, Douwes J, Riedler J, Üblagger E, von Mutius E, Budde J, Pershagen G, Nyberg F, Alm J, Braun-Fahrländer C, Waser M, Brunekreef B, the PARSIFAL study group . Bacterial and fungal components in house dust of farm children, Rudolf Steiner school children and reference children--the PARSIFAL Study. Allergy, 2005; 60(5): 611-8.	Journal
Douwes J, Le Gros G, Gibson P, Pearce N. Can bacterial endotoxin exposure reverse atopy and atopic disease? J Allergy Clin Immunol, 2004; 114(5): 1051-4.	Journal
Cohet C, Cheng S, MacDonald C, Baker M, Foliaki S, Huntington N, Douwes J, Pearce N. Infections, medication use, and the prevalence of symptoms of asthma, rhinitis, and eczema in childhood. J Epidemiol Community Health, 2004; 58(10): 852-7.	Journal
Eduard W, Omenaas E, Bakke P, Douwes J, Heederik D. Atopic and non-atopic asthma in a farming and a general population. Am J Ind Med, 2004; 46(4): 396-9.	Journal
Thorne P, Duchaine C, Douwes J, Eduard W, Górny R, Jacobs R, Reponen T, Schierl R, Szponar B. Working Group report 4: exposure assessment for biological agents. Am J Ind Med, 2004; 46(4): 419-22.	Journal
Dusseldorp A, Bruggen van M, Douwes J, Janssen P, Kelfkens G. (2004). Gezondheidkundige advieswaarden binnenmilieu. [Health-based guidelines for the indoor environment; in Dutch with English abstract]. Bilthoven, The Netherlands: RIVM.	Books and Chapters
El-Sharif N, Douwes J, Hoet P, Doekes G, Nemery B. Concentrations of domestic mite and pet allergens and endotoxin in Palestine. Allergy, 2004; 59(6): 623-31.	Journal
Eduard W, Douwes J, Omenaas E, Heederik D. Do farming exposures cause or prevent asthma? Results from a study of adult Norwegian farmers. Thorax, 2004; 59(5): 381-6.	Journal
Douwes J, Pearce N. Invited commentary: is indoor mold exposure a risk factor for asthma? Am J Epidemiol, 2003; 158(3): 203-6.	Journal
Douwes J, Thorne P, Heederik D. Monitoring and evaluation of bioaerosol exposure. Tijdschrift voor toegepaste Arbowetenschap, 2003; 1: 39-42.	Journal
Fransman W, McLean D, Douwes J, Demers P, Leung V, Pearce N. Respiratory symptoms and occupational exposures in New Zealand plywood mill workers. Ann Occup Hyg, 2003; 47(4): 287-95.	Journal
Pearce N, Douwes J. Asthma and the hygiene hypothesis. Are we too clean? New Ethicals, 2003; 2: 27-33.	Journal
Pearce N, Douwes J. Why is asthma morbidity high in Australia and New Zealand? Int Rev Asthma, 2003; 5: 86-98.	Journal
Douwes J, Thorne P, Pearce N, Heederik D. (2003). Biological agents - recognition. In Perkins J (Ed.), Modern Industrial Hygiene. Vol 2 (pp 220-92). Cincinatti, OH: ACGIH	Books and Chapters
Heederik D, Thorne P, Douwes J. (2003). Biological agents - monitoring and evaluation of bioaerosol exposure. In Perkins J (Ed.), Modern Industrial Hygiene, Vol 2 (pp 293-327). Cincinatti, OH: ACGIH.	Books and Chapters
Wickens K, Douwes J, Siebers R, Fitzharris P, Wouters I, Doekes G, Mason K, Hearfield M, Cunningham M, Crane J. Determinants of endotoxin levels in carpets in New Zealand homes. Indoor Air, 2003; 13(2): 128-35.	Journal
Douwes J, Thorne P, Pearce N, Heederik D. Bioaerosol health effects and exposure assessment: progress and prospects. Ann Occup Hyg, 2003; 47(3): 187-200.	Journal
Zacharasiewicz A, Douwes J, Pearce N. What proportion of rhinitis symptoms is attributable to atopy? J Clin Epidemiol, 2003; 56(4): 385-90.	Journal
Heinrich J, Hölscher B, Douwes J, Richter K, Koch A, Bischof W, Kinne R, Wichmann H, for the INGA study group . Reproducibility of allergen, endotoxin and fungi measurements in the indoor environment. J Expo Anal Environ Epidemiol, 2003; 13(2): 152-60.	Journal
Fahlbusch B, Koch A, Douwes J, Bischof W, Gehring U, Richter K, Wichmann H, Heinrich J. The effect of storage on allergen and microbial agent levels in frozen house dust. Allergy, 2003; 58(2): 150-3.	Journal
Beasley R, Douwes J, Pekkanen J, Pearce N. (2002) How much asthma can be attributed to atopic sensitization? In: Johnston SL and Holgate ST (eds). Asthma: critical debates. Oxford: Blackwell Science Ltd.	Books and Chapters
Rongo L, Besselink A, Douwes J, Heederik D. Respiratory symptoms and dust exposure among male workers in small-scale wood industries in Tanzania. J Occup Env Med,2002; 44(12): 1153-60.	Journal
Douwes J, Pearce N. Asthma and the westernization 'package'. Int J Epidemiol, 2002; 31(6): 1098-102.	Journal
Wickens K, Lane J, Fitzharris P, Siebers R, Riley G, Douwes J, Smith T, Crane J. Farm residence and exposures and the risk of allergic diseases in New Zealand children. Allergy, 2002; 57(12): 1171-9.	Journal
Heinrich J, Douwes J, Fahlbusch B, Bischof W, Wichmann H, Hölscher B. Allergens and endotoxin on mothers' mattresses and total immunoglobulin E in cord blood of neonates. Eur Respir J, 2002; 20(3): 617-23.	Journal
Reynolds S, Thorne P, Donham K, Croteau E, Kelly K, Lewis D, Whitmer M, Heederik D, Douwes J, Connaughton I, Koch S, Malmberg P, Larsson B, Milton D. Comparison of endotoxin assays using agricultural dusts. AIHA Journal, 2002; 63(4): 430-8.	Journal
Douwes J, Gibson P, Pekkanen J, Pearce N. Non-eosinophilic asthma: importance and possible mechanisms. Thorax, 2002; 57(7): 643-8.	Journal
Pearce N, Douwes J, Beasley R. (2002) Asthma. In Detels R, McEwen J, Beaglehole R, Tanaka H (Eds.), Oxford Textbook of Public Health (4th ed.) (pp 1255-77). Oxford: Oxford University Press.	Books and Chapters
Wouters I, Douwes J, Thorne P, Heederik D, Doekes G. Inter- and intraindividual variation of endotoxin- and beta(1 --> 3)-glucan-induced cytokine responses in a whole blood assay. Toxicol Ind Health, 2002;18(1): 15-27.	Journal
Wouters I, Hilhorst S, Kleppe P, Doekes G, Douwes J, Peretz C, Heederik D. Upper airway inflammation and respiratory symptoms in domestic waste collectors. Occup Environ Med, 2002; 59(2): 106-12.	Journal
Douwes J, Pearce N, Heederik D. Does environmental endotoxin exposure prevent asthma? Thorax, 2002; 57(1): 86-90.	Journal
Heinrich J, Gehring U, Douwes J, Koch A, Fahlbusch B, Bischof W, Wichmann H. Pets and vermin are associated with high endotoxin levels in house dust. Clin Exp Allergy, 2001; 31(12): 1839-45.	Journal
Chew G, Douwes J, Doekes G, Higgins K, van Strien R, Spithoven J, Brunekreef B. Fungal extracellular polysaccharides, beta (1-->3)-glucans and culturable fungi in repeated sampling of house dust. Indoor Air, 2001; 11(3): 171-8.	Journal
Douwes J, McLean D, Slater T, Pearce N. Asthma and other respiratory symptoms in New Zealand pine processing sawmill workers. Am J Ind Med, 2001; 39(6): 608-15.	Journal
Douwes J, 't Mannetje A, Heederik D. Work-related symptoms in sewage treatment workers. Ann Agric Environ Med, 2001; 8(1): 39-45.	Journal
Gehring U, Douwes J, Doekes G, Koch A, Bischof W, Wichmann H, Heinrich J. Beta(1-->3)-glucan in house dust of German homes: housing characteristics, occupant behavior, and relations with endotoxins, allergens, and molds. Environ Health Perspect, 2001; 109(2): 139-44.	Journal
Eduard W, Douwes J, Mehl R, Heederik D, Melbostad E. Short term exposure to airborne microbial agents during farm work: exposure-response relations with eye and respiratory symptoms. Occup Environ Med, 2001; 58(2): 113-8.	Journal
Slater T, Bradshaw L, Fishwick D, Cheng S, Kimbell-Dunn M, Erkinjuntti-Pekkanen R, Douwes J, Pearce N. Occupational respiratory symptoms in New Zealand hairdressers. Occup Med, 2000; 50(8): 586-90.	Journal
Heederik D, Douwes J, Wouters I, Doekes G. Organic dusts: beyond endotoxin. Inhalation Toxicology, 2000; 12(S3): 27-33.	Journal
Douwes J, McLean D, van der Maarl E, Heederik D, Pearce N. Worker exposures to airborne dust, endotoxin and beta(1,3)-glucan in two New Zealand sawmills. Am J Ind Med, 2000; 38(4): 426-30.	Journal
Douwes J, Zuidhof A, Doekes G, van der Zee S, Wouters I, Boezen M, Brunekreef B. (1-->3)-beta-D-glucan and endotoxin in house dust and peak flow variability in children. J Respir Crit Care Med,2000; 162(4): 1348-54.	Journal
Pearce N, Douwes J, Beasley R. Is allergen exposure the major primary cause of asthma? Thorax, 2000; 55(5): 424-31.	Journal
Douwes J, Dubbeld H, van Zwieten L, Wouters I, Doekes G, Heederik D, Steerenberg P. Upper airway inflammation assessed by nasal lavage in compost workers: A relation with bio-aerosol exposure. Am J Ind Med, 2000; 37(5): 459-68.	Journal
Wouters I, Douwes J, Doekes G, Thorne P, Heederik D. Increased levels of markers of microbial exposure in homes with indoor storage of organic household waste. Appl Environ Microbiol, 2000; 66(2): 627-31.	Journal
Pearce N, Douwes J, Beasley R. The rise and rise of asthma: a new paradigm for the new millennium? J Epidemiol Biostat, 2000; 5: 5-16.	Journal

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