2024
Short-Term Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter and Nitrogen Dioxide and Mortality in 4 Countries
Ma Y, Nobile F, Marb A, Dubrow R, Stafoggia M, Breitner S, Kinney P, Chen K. Short-Term Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter and Nitrogen Dioxide and Mortality in 4 Countries. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2354607. PMID: 38427355, PMCID: PMC10907920, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.54607.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAir PollutantsCross-Sectional StudiesEnvironmental ExposureFemaleHumansNitrogen DioxideParticulate MatterConceptsShort-term exposure to air pollutionExposure to air pollutionFine particulate matterCross-sectional studyAir pollutionFixed-effects modelParticulate matterShort-term exposure to PM2.5Short-term exposure to fine particulate matterNO2 concentrationsExposure to fine particulate matterMortality rateNitrogen dioxideSignificant effect modificationDaily PM2.5 concentrationsTime-varying confoundersExposure to PM2.5Health outcomesEstimate associationsMortality dataEffect modificationPM2.5 concentrationsMain OutcomesDay-to-dayCentral-southern Italy
2023
Associations between short-term exposure to PM2.5, NO2 and O3 pollution and kidney-related conditions and the role of temperature-adjustment specification: A case-crossover study in New York state
Chu L, Chen K, Di Q, Crowley S, Dubrow R. Associations between short-term exposure to PM2.5, NO2 and O3 pollution and kidney-related conditions and the role of temperature-adjustment specification: A case-crossover study in New York state. Environmental Pollution 2023, 328: 121629. PMID: 37054868, DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121629.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAir PollutantsAir PollutionCross-Over StudiesEnvironmental ExposureHumansKidneyKidney DiseasesNew YorkNitrogen DioxideParticulate MatterTemperature
1999
DDE and DDT in Breast Adipose Tissue and Risk of Female Breast Cancer
Zheng T, Holford T, Mayne S, Ward B, Carter D, Ownes P, Dubrow R, Zahm S, Boyle P, Archibeque S, Tessari J. DDE and DDT in Breast Adipose Tissue and Risk of Female Breast Cancer. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1999, 150: 453-458. PMID: 10472944, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a010033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer riskBreast adipose tissueTissue levelsCancer riskAdipose tissueBenign breast disease controlsIncident breast cancer casesYale-New Haven HospitalBreast-related surgeryAdipose tissue levelsFemale breast cancerCase-control studyBreast cancer casesMean tissue levelsLogistic regression modelsRank sum testHighest quartileSurgical specimenDichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) exposureOdds ratioBreast cancerCancer casesDisease controlSum testMean levels