2022
Residential exposure to petroleum refining and stroke in the southern United States
Kim H, Festa N, Burrows K, Kim D, Gill T, Bell M. Residential exposure to petroleum refining and stroke in the southern United States. Environmental Research Letters 2022, 17: 094018. PMID: 36340862, PMCID: PMC9629383, DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ac8943.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStroke prevalenceSociodemographic factorsPropensity score-matched analysisSelf-reported strokeLow socioeconomic statusNon-Hispanic white populationStroke pathogenesisIncident strokeNon-Hispanic black populationHispanic ethnicityDisproportionate burdenResidential exposureStrokePrevalenceSocioeconomic statusWhite populationStandard deviation increaseExposureBlack populationPossible linkUnited StatesCensus tractsPercentage point increaseLarge proportionDeviation increase
2017
Who Among the Elderly Is Most Vulnerable to Exposure to and Health Risks of Fine Particulate Matter From Wildfire Smoke?
Liu JC, Wilson A, Mickley LJ, Ebisu K, Sulprizio MP, Wang Y, Peng RD, Yue X, Dominici F, Bell ML. Who Among the Elderly Is Most Vulnerable to Exposure to and Health Risks of Fine Particulate Matter From Wildfire Smoke? American Journal Of Epidemiology 2017, 186: 730-735. PMID: 28525551, PMCID: PMC5860049, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwx141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory admissionsYears of agePublic health programsHealth risksHospital admissionRespiratory causesFine particulate matterHealth programsAdmissionVulnerable subpopulationsRiskSubpopulationsUrban countiesSmoke wavesWomenWildfire smokeUnited StatesSmokeAssociationExposureDaysDisaster preparednessElderly