2018
Future ozone-related acute excess mortality under climate and population change scenarios in China: A modeling study
Chen K, Fiore AM, Chen R, Jiang L, Jones B, Schneider A, Peters A, Bi J, Kan H, Kinney PL. Future ozone-related acute excess mortality under climate and population change scenarios in China: A modeling study. PLOS Medicine 2018, 15: e1002598. PMID: 29969446, PMCID: PMC6029756, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002598.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge DistributionAge FactorsAgedAir PollutantsCardiovascular DiseasesCause of DeathChildChild, PreschoolChinaClimate ChangeEnvironmental MonitoringFemaleHealth StatusHumansInfantInfant, NewbornInhalation ExposureMaleMiddle AgedModels, TheoreticalOzonePopulation DynamicsPrognosisRespiratory Tract DiseasesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeasonsTime FactorsUrban HealthVehicle EmissionsYoung AdultConceptsGlobal chemistry-climate modelChemistry-climate modelOzone-related mortalityRepresentative Concentration PathwaysEmission scenariosHigh global warmingGlobal warmingClimate changeChange scenariosOzone pollutionClimate Change (IPCC) Representative Concentration PathwaysEmission scenario RCP8.5Emission scenarios RCP4.5Future ozone projectionsStatistical downscaling approachModerate global warmingOzone precursor emissionsFine spatial resolutionSpatial resolutionHigh ambient ozoneOzone projectionsOzone changesOzone observationsScenario RCP8.5Change projections
2017
Impact of climate change on heat-related mortality in Jiangsu Province, China
Chen K, Horton RM, Bader DA, Lesk C, Jiang L, Jones B, Zhou L, Chen X, Bi J, Kinney PL. Impact of climate change on heat-related mortality in Jiangsu Province, China. Environmental Pollution 2017, 224: 317-325. PMID: 28237309, PMCID: PMC5387110, DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.02.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCause-specific mortalityChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseIschemic heart diseaseSpecific public health interventionsObstructive pulmonary diseaseCause of deathPublic health interventionsHeat-related mortalityPulmonary diseaseHeart diseaseHealth burdenExposure-response functionsGlobal-scale General Circulation ModelsHealth interventionsTotal mortalityNonurban residentsMortalityRural countiesDiseaseNonurban areasFuture heat-related mortalityLittle evidenceMortality estimationHigh heat-related mortalityStroke
2016
Urbanization Level and Vulnerability to Heat-Related Mortality in Jiangsu Province, China
Chen K, Zhou L, Chen X, Ma Z, Liu Y, Huang L, Bi J, Kinney PL. Urbanization Level and Vulnerability to Heat-Related Mortality in Jiangsu Province, China. Environmental Health Perspectives 2016, 124: 1863-1869. PMID: 27152420, PMCID: PMC5132638, DOI: 10.1289/ehp204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCardiovascular DiseasesChinaHot TemperatureHumansModels, TheoreticalRespiratory Tract DiseasesUrban PopulationUrbanizationConceptsMortality risk