2024
Effects of ambient temperature on mental and neurological conditions in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Byun G, Choi Y, Foo D, Stewart R, Song Y, Son J, Heo S, Ning X, Clark C, Kim H, Michelle Choi H, Kim S, Kim S, Burrows K, Lee J, Deziel N, Bell M. Effects of ambient temperature on mental and neurological conditions in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Environment International 2024, 194: 109166. PMID: 39603080, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.109166.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOlder adultsWorld Health OrganizationHealth of older adultsStudy designNeurological conditionsSystematic reviewMental disordersRisk ratioEpidemiological evidenceAmbient temperature exposureCase-crossover analysisRandom-effects meta-analysesExposure metricsOlder adult populationIncreased riskMeta-analysisPooled effect estimatesRisk of biasCertainty of evidencePeer-reviewed journal articlesPooled risk ratioWeb of ScienceHealth outcomesScreened articlesModerate certainty
2021
Investigating the impact of air pollution on AMI and COPD hospital admissions in the coastal city of Qingdao, China
Yang J, Liu M, Cheng Q, Yang L, Sun X, Kan H, Liu Y, Bell M, Dasan R, Gao H, Yao X, Gao Y. Investigating the impact of air pollution on AMI and COPD hospital admissions in the coastal city of Qingdao, China. Frontiers Of Environmental Science & Engineering 2021, 16: 56. DOI: 10.1007/s11783-021-1490-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseAcute myocardial infarctionHospital admissionTwo-pollutant modelsObstructive pulmonary diseaseCOPD hospital admissionsExposure-response relationshipAir pollution exposureSingle-pollutant modelsPublic health benefitsShort-term associationsLag 03COPD admissionsPulmonary diseaseSignificant short-term associationsMyocardial infarctionLag 01AdmissionCardiovascular systemInfluence of PM2.5Pollution exposureOlder adults
2017
Drought and the risk of hospital admissions and mortality in older adults in western USA from 2000 to 2013: a retrospective study
Berman JD, Ebisu K, Peng RD, Dominici F, Bell ML. Drought and the risk of hospital admissions and mortality in older adults in western USA from 2000 to 2013: a retrospective study. The Lancet Planetary Health 2017, 1: e17-e25. PMID: 29057392, PMCID: PMC5646697, DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(17)30002-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research