2024
Impacts of land-use and land-cover changes on temperature-related mortality
Orlov A, De Hertog S, Havermann F, Guo S, Manola I, Lejeune Q, Schleussner C, Thiery W, Pongratz J, Humpenöder F, Popp A, Aunan K, Armstrong B, Royé D, Cvijanovic I, Lavigne E, Achilleos S, Bell M, Masselot P, Sera F, Vicedo-Cabrera A, Gasparrini A, Mistry M, Network M, Abrutzky R, Guo Y, Tong S, de Sousa Zanotti Stagliorio Coelho M, Saldiva P, Correa P, Orteg N, Kan H, Osorio S, Kyselý J, Urban A, Orru H, Indermitte E, Jaakkola J, Ryti N, Pascal M, Schneider A, Huber V, Katsouyanni K, Analitis A, Carlsen H, Mayvaneh F, Roradeh H, Goodman P, Zeka A, Raz R, Michelozzi P, de’Donato F, Hashizume M, Kim Y, Alahmad B, Diaz M, Arellano E, Overcenco A, Houthuijs D, Ameling C, Rao S, Carrasco G, Seposo X, Chua P, da Silva S, Madureira J, Holobaca I, Scovronick N, Acquaotta F, Kim H, Lee W, Tobias A, Íñiguez C, Forsberg B, Ragettli M, Guo Y, Pan S, Li S, Colistro V, Zanobetti A, Schwartz J, Dang T, Van Dung, Cauchi J. Impacts of land-use and land-cover changes on temperature-related mortality. Environmental Epidemiology 2024, 8: e337. PMID: 39439814, PMCID: PMC11495778, DOI: 10.1097/ee9.0000000000000337.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEarth System ModelExposure-response functionsLand-cover changeLULCC scenariosLand useMax Planck Institute Earth System ModelEuropean Consortium Earth System ModelCommunity Earth System ModelCoupled Earth system modelEarth system model simulationsMultimodel mean changesLand-useGreenhouse gas concentrationsImpact of land-useClimate change scenariosUnsustainable land useSystem modelBiogeophysical effectsBackground climateHeat-related mortalitySocioeconomic developmentChange scenariosLULCCGas concentrationMortality rangeEstimates of global mortality burden associated with short-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2·5)
Yu W, Xu R, Ye T, Abramson M, Morawska L, Jalaludin B, Johnston F, Henderson S, Knibbs L, Morgan G, Lavigne E, Heyworth J, Hales S, Marks G, Woodward A, Bell M, Samet J, Song J, Li S, Guo Y. Estimates of global mortality burden associated with short-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2·5). The Lancet Planetary Health 2024, 8: e146-e155. PMID: 38453380, DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(24)00003-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExposure to fine particulate matterFine particulate matterExposure-response functionsGlobal mortality burdenParticulate matterShort-term exposure to fine particulate matterShort-term exposure to air pollutionExposure to air pollutionUrban areasHealth effects of short-termGlobal urban areasAcute health effectsAnnual population countsAir pollutionMortality burdenHuman healthSpatiotemporal variationsEstimates of mortalityExposure levelsMitigation strategiesPopulation countsPremature deathTheoretical minimum risk exposure levelEffects of short-termLag effect
2017
Opportunities and Challenges in Public Health Data Collection in Southern Asia: Examples from Western India and Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
Nori-Sarma A, Gurung A, Azhar G, Rajiva A, Mavalankar D, Sheffield P, Bell M. Opportunities and Challenges in Public Health Data Collection in Southern Asia: Examples from Western India and Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Sustainability 2017, 9: 1106. DOI: 10.3390/su9071106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDaily hospital admission dataMortality registry dataHospital admission dataHospital admissionRegistry dataExposure-response functionsMajor hospitalsHealth outcomesGovernment hospitalsAdmission dataHealth data collectionHealth effectsHospitalHealth dataPublic health data collectionIndividual-level dataData completeness
2008
Premature Mortality in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Associated with Particulate Matter Air Pollution from the 1991 Gulf War
White R, Stineman C, Symons J, Breysse P, Kim S, Bell M, Samet J. Premature Mortality in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Associated with Particulate Matter Air Pollution from the 1991 Gulf War. Human And Ecological Risk Assessment An International Journal 2008, 14: 645-664. DOI: 10.1080/10807030802235052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDaily time-series studiesBaseline mortality ratesParticulate matter air pollutionMatter air pollutionNon-accidental deathsNon-accidental mortalityM3 increasePM10 exposurePremature mortalityMortality rateExposure-response functionsTime-series studyPremature deathMortalityDeathRelative risk functionGulf WarAir pollution levelsSaudi citizensSaudi Arabia