2024
Delineating Urbanicity and Rurality: Impact on Environmental Exposure Assessment
Song Y, Deziel N, Bell M. Delineating Urbanicity and Rurality: Impact on Environmental Exposure Assessment. Environmental Science And Technology 2024, 58: 19178-19188. PMID: 39412270, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c06942.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnvironmental exposuresEnvironmental exposure assessmentExposure of particulate matterUrban/rural disparitiesDemographic compositionHealth StudyHealth researchPopulation-basedClassification systemExposure assessmentSpatial patternsHealth impactsRural areasHealthRuralParticulate matterLand surface temperatureWest VirginiaUnited StatesSurface temperatureUrbanizationResearch questionsAssessmentDisparitiesExposure
2023
Short-Term Association between Sulfur Dioxide and Mortality: A Multicountry Analysis in 399 Cities
O’Brien E, Masselot P, Sera F, Roye D, Breitner S, Ng C, de Sousa Zanotti Stagliorio Coelho M, Madureira J, Tobias A, Vicedo-Cabrera A, Bell M, Lavigne E, Kan H, Gasparrini A, Network M. Short-Term Association between Sulfur Dioxide and Mortality: A Multicountry Analysis in 399 Cities. Environmental Health Perspectives 2023, 131: 037002. PMID: 36883823, PMCID: PMC9994178, DOI: 10.1289/ehp11112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExposure-response relationshipRelative riskShort-term associationsShort-term exposureRR of mortalitySteeper exposure-response relationshipsBi-pollutant modelsIndependent mortality riskSubstantial excess mortalityWorld Health Organization (WHO) guideline limitsSignificant positive associationEpidemiological evidenceExcess mortalityMortality riskAdvanced study designsExcess deathsMortality fractionsSecondary analysisStudy designMortalityStudy periodExposure levelsPotential roleDaily concentrationsDaily mortality
2022
Effect modification of greenness on the association between heat and mortality: A multi-city multi-country study
Choi H, Lee W, Roye D, Heo S, Urban A, Entezari A, Vicedo-Cabrera A, Zanobetti A, Gasparrini A, Analitis A, Tobias A, Armstrong B, Forsberg B, Íñiguez C, Åström C, Indermitte E, Lavigne E, Mayvaneh F, Acquaotta F, Sera F, Orru H, Kim H, Kyselý J, Madueira J, Schwartz J, Jaakkola J, Katsouyanni K, Diaz M, Ragettli M, Pascal M, Ryti N, Scovronick N, Osorio S, Tong S, Seposo X, Guo Y, Guo Y, Bell M. Effect modification of greenness on the association between heat and mortality: A multi-city multi-country study. EBioMedicine 2022, 84: 104251. PMID: 36088684, PMCID: PMC9471476, DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2022.104251.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHourly Air Pollutants and Acute Coronary Syndrome Onset in 1.29 Million Patients
Chen R, Jiang Y, Hu J, Chen H, Li H, Meng X, Ji J, Gao Y, Wang W, Liu C, Fang W, Yan H, Chen J, Wang W, Xiang D, Su X, Yu B, Wang Y, Xu Y, Wang L, Li C, Chen Y, Bell M, Cohen A, Ge J, Huo Y, Kan H. Hourly Air Pollutants and Acute Coronary Syndrome Onset in 1.29 Million Patients. Circulation 2022, 145: 1749-1760. PMID: 35450432, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.121.057179.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAir pollutionParticulate matterAir pollutants PM<sub>2.5</sub>, PConcentrations of PM<sub>2.5</sub>Short-term exposure to ambient air pollutionWorld Health Organization air quality guidelinesHourly concentrations of fine particulate matterConcentrations of fine particulate matterExposure to ambient air pollutionAir quality guidelinesCoarse particulate matterFine particulate matterCriteria air pollutantsAmbient air pollutionHourly air pollutionInterquartile range increaseQuality guidelinesHourly concentrationsAcute coronary syndromeCase-crossover studySORange increaseNitrogen dioxidePollutionSulfur dioxide
2019
Suicide and Ambient Temperature: A Multi-Country Multi-City Study
Kim Y, Kim H, Gasparrini A, Armstrong B, Honda Y, Chung Y, Ng CFS, Tobias A, Íñiguez C, Lavigne E, Sera F, Vicedo-Cabrera AM, Ragettli MS, Scovronick N, Acquaotta F, Chen BY, Guo YL, Seposo X, Dang TN, de Sousa Zanotti Stagliorio Coelho M, Saldiva PHN, Kosheleva A, Zanobetti A, Schwartz J, Bell ML, Hashizume M. Suicide and Ambient Temperature: A Multi-Country Multi-City Study. Environmental Health Perspectives 2019, 127: 117007. PMID: 31769300, PMCID: PMC6927501, DOI: 10.1289/ehp4898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Role of Humidity in Associations of High Temperature with Mortality: A Multiauthor, Multicity Study
Armstrong B, Sera F, Vicedo-Cabrera AM, Abrutzky R, Åström DO, Bell ML, Chen BY, de Sousa Zanotti Stagliorio Coelho M, Correa PM, Dang TN, Diaz MH, Dung DV, Forsberg B, Goodman P, Guo YL, Guo Y, Hashizume M, Honda Y, Indermitte E, Íñiguez C, Kan H, Kim H, Kyselý J, Lavigne E, Michelozzi P, Orru H, Ortega NV, Pascal M, Ragettli MS, Saldiva PHN, Schwartz J, Scortichini M, Seposo X, Tobias A, Tong S, Urban A, De la Cruz Valencia C, Zanobetti A, Zeka A, Gasparrini A. The Role of Humidity in Associations of High Temperature with Mortality: A Multiauthor, Multicity Study. Environmental Health Perspectives 2019, 127: 097007. PMID: 31553655, PMCID: PMC6792461, DOI: 10.1289/ehp5430.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA land use regression model of nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate matter in a complex urban core in Lanzhou, China
Jin L, Berman JD, Warren JL, Levy JI, Thurston G, Zhang Y, Xu X, Wang S, Zhang Y, Bell ML. A land use regression model of nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate matter in a complex urban core in Lanzhou, China. Environmental Research 2019, 177: 108597. PMID: 31401375, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2019.108597.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-rise buildingsVertical variationVertical concentration gradientsLUR modelsVertical profile measurementsHigh spatial resolutionGround levelGround-level NOProfile measurementsOgawa badgesLanzhou urban areaConcentration heterogeneitySpatial resolutionRoad networkConcentration gradientBuildingsAverage seasonal concentrationsParticulate matterHigh densityGovernment monitorsLand coverLand use regression modelsSpatial variationSubstantial spatial variationVariation function
2017
Associations between mortality and prolonged exposure to elevated particulate matter concentrations in East Asia
Kim SE, Bell ML, Hashizume M, Honda Y, Kan H, Kim H. Associations between mortality and prolonged exposure to elevated particulate matter concentrations in East Asia. Environment International 2017, 110: 88-94. PMID: 29097051, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2017.10.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMortality burden of diurnal temperature range and its temporal changes: A multi-country study
Lee W, Bell ML, Gasparrini A, Armstrong BG, Sera F, Hwang S, Lavigne E, Zanobetti A, Coelho MSZS, Saldiva PHN, Osorio S, Tobias A, Zeka A, Goodman PG, Forsberg B, Rocklöv J, Hashizume M, Honda Y, Guo YL, Seposo X, Van Dung D, Dang TN, Tong S, Guo Y, Kim H. Mortality burden of diurnal temperature range and its temporal changes: A multi-country study. Environment International 2017, 110: 123-130. PMID: 29089167, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2017.10.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDoes a lag-structure of temperature confound air pollution-lag-response relation? Simulation and application in 7 major cities, Korea (1998–2013)
Kim H, Bell ML, Lee JT. Does a lag-structure of temperature confound air pollution-lag-response relation? Simulation and application in 7 major cities, Korea (1998–2013). Environmental Research 2017, 159: 531-538. PMID: 28888197, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2017.08.047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIs ambient temperature associated with risk of infant mortality? A multi-city study in Korea
Son JY, Lee JT, Bell ML. Is ambient temperature associated with risk of infant mortality? A multi-city study in Korea. Environmental Research 2017, 158: 748-752. PMID: 28750343, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2017.07.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverall hazard ratioHazard ratioInfant mortalityExtended Cox proportional hazardsRisk of mortalityCox proportional hazardsCause of deathCause deathTime-dependent covariatesMaternal characteristicsStratified analysisTotal deathsMother's ageBirth cohortDeath recordsProportional hazardsMortalityDeathPositive associationRiskExposure periodMonthsBirthAgeLimited studiesTemporal Changes in Mortality Related to Extreme Temperatures for 15 Cities in Northeast Asia: Adaptation to Heat and Maladaptation to Cold
Chung Y, Noh H, Honda Y, Hashizume M, Bell ML, Guo YL, Kim H. Temporal Changes in Mortality Related to Extreme Temperatures for 15 Cities in Northeast Asia: Adaptation to Heat and Maladaptation to Cold. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2017, 185: 907-913. PMID: 28444109, PMCID: PMC5860040, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kww199.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchModeling the intraurban variation in nitrogen dioxide in urban areas in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
Gurung A, Levy JI, Bell ML. Modeling the intraurban variation in nitrogen dioxide in urban areas in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Environmental Research 2017, 155: 42-48. PMID: 28189072, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2017.01.038.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Does urban land-use increase risk of asthma symptoms?
Son JY, Kim H, Bell ML. Does urban land-use increase risk of asthma symptoms? Environmental Research 2015, 142: 309-318. PMID: 26188632, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2015.06.042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe impact of temperature on mortality in a subtropical city: effects of cold, heat, and heat waves in São Paulo, Brazil
Son JY, Gouveia N, Bravo MA, de Freitas CU, Bell ML. The impact of temperature on mortality in a subtropical city: effects of cold, heat, and heat waves in São Paulo, Brazil. International Journal Of Biometeorology 2015, 60: 113-121. PMID: 25972308, PMCID: PMC4644507, DOI: 10.1007/s00484-015-1009-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory mortalityNon-hospital deathsHigher mortality riskCause of deathCardiovascular mortalityStratified analysisMortality riskCold effectsTotal mortalityOlder personsMortalityPercentile of temperatureRiskSão PauloDeathNon-heat wave daysPercentileCold-related mortalitySubtropical cityOverall effectGeneralized linear modelingEconomic status and temperature-related mortality in Asia
Lim YH, Bell ML, Kan H, Honda Y, Guo YL, Kim H. Economic status and temperature-related mortality in Asia. International Journal Of Biometeorology 2015, 59: 1405-1412. PMID: 25597032, DOI: 10.1007/s00484-014-0950-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Environmental health indicators and a case study of air pollution in Latin American cities
Bell ML, Cifuentes LA, Davis DL, Cushing E, Telles AG, Gouveia N. Environmental health indicators and a case study of air pollution in Latin American cities. Environmental Research 2010, 111: 57-66. PMID: 21075365, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2010.10.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnvironmental health indicatorsAir pollutionSensitivity of rankingsCategories of indicatorsHealth indicatorsHealth-based guidelinesRelative rankingIndicator resultsSingle pollutantEnvironmental hazardsLatin American citiesPollutionIndicatorsPolicy impactOverall patternCase studyCityPollutantsTime periodCareful considerationCommunity-level spatial heterogeneity of chemical constituent levels of fine particulates and implications for epidemiological research
Bell ML, Ebisu K, Peng RD. Community-level spatial heterogeneity of chemical constituent levels of fine particulates and implications for epidemiological research. Journal Of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology 2010, 21: 372-384. PMID: 20664652, PMCID: PMC3176331, DOI: 10.1038/jes.2010.24.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Vulnerability to heat-related mortality in Latin America: a case-crossover study in São Paulo, Brazil, Santiago, Chile and Mexico City, Mexico
Bell ML, O’Neill M, Ranjit N, Borja-Aburto VH, Cifuentes LA, Gouveia NC. Vulnerability to heat-related mortality in Latin America: a case-crossover study in São Paulo, Brazil, Santiago, Chile and Mexico City, Mexico. International Journal Of Epidemiology 2008, 37: 796-804. PMID: 18511489, PMCID: PMC2734062, DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyn094.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
The avoidable health effects of air pollution in three Latin American cities: Santiago, São Paulo, and Mexico City
Bell ML, Davis DL, Gouveia N, Borja-Aburto VH, Cifuentes LA. The avoidable health effects of air pollution in three Latin American cities: Santiago, São Paulo, and Mexico City. Environmental Research 2005, 100: 431-440. PMID: 16181621, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2005.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical visitsHealth outcomesConcentration-response functionsNumerous adverse health outcomesHealth benefitsAdverse health outcomesChild's medical visitsChronic bronchitisAsthma attacksEpidemiological studiesEconomic burdenHealth consequencesHealth endpointsHealth effectsSignificant healthHealth impactsAir pollutionHealth