2022
Associations between long term air pollution exposure and first hospital admission for kidney and total urinary system diseases in the US Medicare population: nationwide longitudinal cohort study
Lee W, Wu X, Heo S, Fong K, Son J, Sabath M, Braun D, Park J, Kim Y, Lee J, Schwartz J, Kim H, Dominici F, Bell M. Associations between long term air pollution exposure and first hospital admission for kidney and total urinary system diseases in the US Medicare population: nationwide longitudinal cohort study. BMJ Medicine 2022, 1: e000009. PMID: 36936557, PMCID: PMC10012859, DOI: 10.1136/bmjmed-2021-000009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic kidney diseaseFirst hospital admissionUrinary system diseasesNationwide longitudinal cohort studyLongitudinal cohort studyHospital admissionSystem diseasesTotal kidneyCohort studyHazard ratioMedicare populationLong-term air pollution exposureSecondary outcome measuresPpb increaseUS Medicare populationZip codesAir pollution exposureKidney outcomesFirst admissionKidney diseaseDiagnosis codesNational HealthOutcome measuresMedicare feeUrinary system
2007
The effect of sandstorms and air pollution on cause-specific hospital admissions in Taipei, Taiwan
Bell ML, Levy JK, Lin Z. The effect of sandstorms and air pollution on cause-specific hospital admissions in Taipei, Taiwan. Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2007, 65: 104. PMID: 17626134, DOI: 10.1136/oem.2006.031500.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAir PollutantsAir PollutionAsthmaCarbon MonoxideCerebrovascular DisordersEnvironmental ExposureEnvironmental MonitoringFourier AnalysisHospitalizationHumansMyocardial IschemiaNitrogen DioxideOzoneParticle SizeParticulate MatterPneumoniaSilicon DioxideSulfur DioxideTaiwanUrban HealthWeatherConceptsCause-specific hospital admissionsHospital admissionIschemic heart disease admissionsCerebrovascular disease admissionsHeart disease admissionsIschemic heart diseaseLag 3 daysSingle-day lagsHeart diseaseAsthma admissionsAdmissionHealth effectsPpb increaseSame dayMug/Air pollutionDiseaseDaysAdditional researchRiskTaipei areaAsthmaEight-year time periodPneumonia