2024
Long-term exposure to PM2.5 and mortality in a national cohort in South Korea: effect modification by community deprivation, medical infrastructure, and greenness
Byun G, Kim S, Choi Y, Kim A, Team A, Lee J, Bell M. Long-term exposure to PM2.5 and mortality in a national cohort in South Korea: effect modification by community deprivation, medical infrastructure, and greenness. BMC Public Health 2024, 24: 1266. PMID: 38720292, PMCID: PMC11080206, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-18752-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term exposure to PM2.5Exposure to PM2.5Respiratory mortalityCirculatory mortalityEffect of long-term exposure to PM2.5National Health Insurance Service-National Sample CohortLong-term PM2.5 exposureAssociated with respiratory mortalityReduce health disparitiesMedical infrastructureNon-accidentalCommunity-level deprivationCommunity-level factorsCommunity-level characteristicsPotential modifying effectPublic health outcomesNationwide cohort studyIncreased mortality riskCox proportional-hazards modelDeprivation indexHealth disparitiesCommunity deprivationHigh deprivationHealth outcomesEffect modification
2019
Temperature-related mortality: a systematic review and investigation of effect modifiers
Son J, Liu J, Bell M. Temperature-related mortality: a systematic review and investigation of effect modifiers. Environmental Research Letters 2019, 14: 073004. DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab1cdb.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffect modificationHealth burdenCommunity-level characteristicsCommunity-level socio-economic statusPopulation-based studyTemperature-mortality associationIndividual-level factorsPlace of deathChronic conditionsEffect modifiersSocio-economic statusSystematic reviewSuggestive evidenceMarital statusHealthcare facilitiesScientific evidenceMortalityAssociationAir pollution levelsBurdenEvidenceStatusWeak evidencePopulationStrong evidence
2008
Effect Modification by Community Characteristics on the Short-term Effects of Ozone Exposure and Mortality in 98 US Communities
Bell ML, Dominici F. Effect Modification by Community Characteristics on the Short-term Effects of Ozone Exposure and Mortality in 98 US Communities. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2008, 167: 986-997. PMID: 18303005, PMCID: PMC2430754, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwm396.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlack/African American populationsHigher effect estimatesHigh health burdenEffect modificationHealth burdenUS urban communitiesMortality riskAfrican American populationShort-term exposureHealth statusShort-term effectsCommunity-level characteristicsNational MorbidityMortalityUS communitiesEffect estimatesExposureOzone exposureCommunity-specific characteristicsUS CensusRiskMorbidityUrban communitiesPopulationPrevalence