Cause-specific accidental deaths and burdens related to ambient heat in a warming climate: A nationwide study of China
He C, Yin P, Chen R, Gao Y, Liu W, Schneider A, Bell M, Kan H, Zhou M. Cause-specific accidental deaths and burdens related to ambient heat in a warming climate: A nationwide study of China. Environment International 2023, 180: 108231. PMID: 37778287, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2023.108231.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAccidental deathHigh riskNationwide studyDeath recordsCase-crossover study designRisk of deathYounger age groupsUnintentional injuriesMortality burdenMain subtypesAge groupsStudy designYoung populationHealth effectsYoung individualsVulnerable populationsDeathDifferent causesRiskMortalitySubtypesShort-term association between ambient air pollution and cardio-respiratory mortality in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Cortes T, Silveira I, de Oliveira B, Bell M, Junger W. Short-term association between ambient air pollution and cardio-respiratory mortality in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0281499. PMID: 36795640, PMCID: PMC9934392, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0281499.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmbient air pollutionCardio-respiratory mortalityShort-term associationsAir pollutionRespiratory mortalityExposure to particulate matter <Individual-level mortality dataOdds ratioIndividual exposure to air pollutionExposure to air pollutionCase-crossover study designHealth risk estimatesConditional logistic regression modelsConfidence intervalsEvaluation of public healthParticulate matter <Inverse distance weighting methodExposure assessment methodsIndividual-level dataDistributed lag non-linear modelLogistic regression modelsDistance weighting methodPM10 exposurePollution exposureRio de Janeiro