2017
The January 2013 Beijing “Airpocalypse” and its acute effects on emergency and outpatient visits at a Beijing hospital
Ferreri JM, Peng RD, Bell ML, Ya L, Li T, Brooke Anderson G. The January 2013 Beijing “Airpocalypse” and its acute effects on emergency and outpatient visits at a Beijing hospital. Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health 2017, 11: 301-309. PMID: 31853329, PMCID: PMC6918940, DOI: 10.1007/s11869-017-0538-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRespiratory outpatient visitsOutpatient visitsEmergency medical visitsMedical visitsBeijing HospitalRespiratory emergency visitsWorld Health Organization guidelinesHealth Organization guidelinesEmergency visitsPotential confoundersAcute effectsRelative riskSevere episodesLargest health impactOrganization guidelinesNearby hospitalVisitsHospitalEpisodesEpisode definitionHealth impactsFine particulate matter (PM2.5) measurementsRiskCauseDaily counts
2015
Brief Report
Bell ML, Son JY, Peng RD, Wang Y, Dominici F. Brief Report. Epidemiology 2015, 26: 575-579. PMID: 25906368, PMCID: PMC4452416, DOI: 10.1097/ede.0000000000000310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory tract infectionsCause of hospitalizationRisk of heartSame-day PM2.5Cardiovascular causesTract infectionsRespiratory hospitalizationsMedicare beneficiariesHospitalizationWomenAdmissionAmbient monitorsMenRiskAssociationUS countiesHeartCauseBrief reportCardiovascularStrong evidenceInfectionPoint estimates