2023
Hospital admission risks and excess costs for neurological symptoms attributable to long-term exposure to fine particulate matter in New York State, USA
Min J, Lee W, Bell M, Kim Y, Heo S, Kim G, Kim J, Yun J, Kim S, Schwartz J, Ha E. Hospital admission risks and excess costs for neurological symptoms attributable to long-term exposure to fine particulate matter in New York State, USA. Environmental Research 2023, 229: 115954. PMID: 37086882, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115954.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurological symptomsLong-term PMLong-term exposureExcess costsHospital admissionNew York Statewide PlanningNew World Health Organization guidelinesHospital admission costsHospital admission riskResearch Cooperative SystemRisk of headacheWorld Health Organization guidelinesHealth Organization guidelinesAdmission riskWHO Air Quality GuidelinesAdmission costsNew York State populationStatewide PlanningNew York StateOrganization guidelinesConvulsionsSubstantial healthRelevant studiesAir quality guidelinesLag 0
2017
Effects of ambient PM1 air pollution on daily emergency hospital visits in China: an epidemiological study
Chen G, Li S, Zhang Y, Zhang W, Li D, Wei X, He Y, Bell ML, Williams G, Marks GB, Jalaludin B, Abramson MJ, Guo Y. Effects of ambient PM1 air pollution on daily emergency hospital visits in China: an epidemiological study. The Lancet Planetary Health 2017, 1: e221-e229. PMID: 29851607, DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(17)30100-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency hospital visitsDaily emergency hospital visitsHospital visitsEpidemiological studiesHealth effectsAmbient PMMean daily numberTime series Poisson regressionAmbient air pollutionCause-effect associationPoisson regressionVisitsLarge hospitalsEffect estimatesHigher RRStatistical significanceLag 0Daily numberHospitalMean daily concentrationsDaily countsAir pollutionDaily PMDaily concentrationsSevere ambient air pollution
2005
A Meta-Analysis of Time-Series Studies of Ozone and Mortality With Comparison to the National Morbidity, Mortality, and Air Pollution Study
Bell ML, Dominici F, Samet JM. A Meta-Analysis of Time-Series Studies of Ozone and Mortality With Comparison to the National Morbidity, Mortality, and Air Pollution Study. Epidemiology 2005, 16: 436-445. PMID: 15951661, PMCID: PMC3581312, DOI: 10.1097/01.ede.0000165817.40152.85.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTime-series studyShort-term associationsPublication biasNational MorbidityCause-specific mortalityLag 0Meta-analysis resultsPossible publication biasCity-specific estimatesPooled effectRespiratory mortalityMeta-AnalysisTotal mortalityAge groupsMortalityEffect estimatesMorbidityPositive associationNMMAPSInconclusive resultsAir pollution studiesAssociationOzone exposureEvidenceStrong evidence