Beate R. Ritz, M.D., Ph.D.
britz@ucla.edu

Associate Professor at the Departments of Epidemiology and Environmental Health at the UCLA School of Public Health

Major Discipline:
Occupational epidemiology

Major Research Interest:
Occupational and environmental health issues, radiation and cancer, air pollution and birth outcome, Parkinson's disease susceptibility genes and pesticides.

Current Research Interest:
Radiation and cancer, air pollution and birth outcome, Parkinson's disease susceptibility genes and pesticides.

Publications:

Peer Reviewed Journals:
Ritz B. Humeral epicondylitis among gas- and waterworks employees. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health, 1995 Dec, 21(6): 478-86.

Ritz B, Heinrich J, Wjst M, Wichmann E, Krause C. Effect of Cadmium Body Burden on Immune Response of School Children. Archives of Environmental Health 1998, Vol53: 272-280

Ritz B, Morgenstern H, Froines J, Young B,. Effects of Exposure to External Ionizing Radiation on Cancer Mortality in Nuclear Workers Monitored for Radiation at Rocketdyne/Atomics International. AJIM 1999, Vol.35: 21-31.

Ritz B, Yu F. The Effect of Ambient Carbon Monoxide on Low Birth Weight among Children Born in Southern California between 1989 and 1993. Environmental Health Perspectives 1999, 107(1):17-25.

Heinrich J, Hoelscher B, Wjst M, Ritz B, Cyrys J, Wichmann HE. Respiratory Diseases and Allergies in Two Polluted Areas in East Germany. Environmental Health Perspectives 1999, 107(1): 53-62.

Ritz B, Morgenstern H, Moncau J. Age at Exposure Modifies the Effects of Low-Level Ionizing Radiation on Cancer Mortality in an Occupational Cohort . Epidemiology 1999, 10(2):135-140.

Ritz B. Cancer Mortality and Radiation Exposures in Uranium Processing Workers. Epidemiology, 1999, 10:531-538

Ritz B. Cancer Mortality Among Workers Exposed to Chemicals During Uranium Processing. JOEM 1999, 41(7):556-566.

Ritz B, Morgenstern H, Young B, Froines J. Chemical exposures of rocket engine test stands personnel and cancer mortality in a cohort of aerospace workers. JOEM, 1999; 41(10): 903-910.

Jakob B, Ritz B, Heinrich J, Wichmann HE. The effect of blood lead on erythrocyte volume in children. Environmental Research, 2000, 82 (2): 150-159.

Ritz B, Yu F. Parkinson's Disease Mortality and Pesticide Exposure in California 1984-1994. IJE, 2000, Vol. 29:323-329.

Hoelscher B, Heinrich J, Jakob B, Ritz B, Wichmann HE. Gas Cooking, Respiratory Health and White Blood Cell Counts in Children. Int. J. Hygiene and Environ Health, 2000; 203: 29-37.

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. Environ Health Perspect, 2000; 108:743-751.

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; 11:502-511.

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. Occup. Med.: State of the Art Reviews, 2001; Vol 16 (2):219-238.

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.

Ritz B, Hoelscher B, Frye C, Meyer I, Heinrich J. Secondary cat exposure in schools and asthma in German children. Allergy 2002 Apr; 57(4):357-61

Jacob B, Ritz B, Gehring U, Koch A, Bischof W ,Wichmann HE, Heinrich J for the INGA-Study group. Indoor-exposure to fungi and allergic sensitization. Environ Health Perspect. 2002 Jul;110(7):647-53.

Clary T, Ritz B. Pancreatic Cancer mortality and Pesticide use in California. In Press at AJIM.

Wilhelm M, Ritz B. Residential Proximity to Traffic and Adverse Birth Outcomes in Los Angeles County, California, 1994-1996. In Review at Environ Health Perspect

Reports:
Sloss E, Geschwind S.A., McCaffrey D.F., Ritz B. Epidemiologic assessment of groundwater recharge with reclaimed water in Los Angeles County, 1987-1991: evaluation of adverse birth outcomes. Rand Technical Report, 1999.

Morgenstern H, Froines J., Ritz B, Young B. Epidemiologic study to determine possible adverse effects to Rocketdyne/AI workers from exposure to chemical exposures. July 1998

Morgenstern H, Froines J., Ritz B, Young B. Epidemiologic study to determine possible adverse effects to Rocketdyne/AI workers from exposure to ionizing radiation. June 1997.

Sloss E, Geschwind SA, McCaffrey DF, Ritz B. Epidemiologic assessment of groundwater recharge with reclaimed water in Los Angeles County, 1987-1991. And Technical Report DRR-1192-WRDSC, 1995

Joint Task Force of the Water Environment Federation and the American Water Works Association (contribution by Ritz, B). Using Reclaimed Water to Augment Potable Water Resources. A special publication. 1998, p28-70.

Karmaus W, Glaser-Moeller N, Hullmann B, Ritz B, Schîfer K-H, Sonn E: Final Report of the project "Arbeitsbedingte rheumatische Erkrankungen in der Verwaltung" ("Work related rheumatic disorders in administrative jobs") Schriftenreihe der Bundesanstalt fuer Arbeitsschutz, Forschung Fb 608, Bonn,1990.

Abstracts:
Ritz B, Heinrich J. Effect of Cadmium on the Humoral and Cell-mediated Immune Response of Children. Am J Epidemiol 1997; 145 (Suppl): S21

Ritz B, Yu F. The Effect of Ambient Carbon Monoxide Levels on Birth Weight in Southern California Between 1987 and 1993. J Clin Epidemiology, 1998; 51 (Suppl.1): S23

Ritz B, Yu F. ParkinsonÌs Disease Mortality and Pesticide Use in California. J Clin Epidemiology, 1998; 51 (Suppl.1): S24

Ritz B, Yu F. Ambient Air Pollution and Low Birth Weight in Southern California 1987-1993. Abstract Epidemiology 1998, 9 (Suppl 4): S160.

Ritz B, Morgenstern H, Froines J., Moncau J. Cancer Mortality in a Cohort of Aerospace Workers Exposed to Chemicals during Rocket Engine Testing . Am J Epidemiol 1999; 149 (Suppl): S33

Ritz B, Yu F. Ambient Air Pollution and Preterm Birth in Southern California 1989-1993. Abstract Epidemiology 1999; 10 (suppl 4): S126

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