2024
On adjustment for temperature in heat-wave epidemiology: a new method for estimating the health effects of heat waves
Kim H, Bell M. On adjustment for temperature in heat-wave epidemiology: a new method for estimating the health effects of heat waves. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2024, kwae078. PMID: 38775282, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwae078.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Harmful algal bloom aerosols and human health
Lim C, Yoon J, Reynolds K, Gerald L, Ault A, Heo S, Bell M. Harmful algal bloom aerosols and human health. EBioMedicine 2023, 93: 104604. PMID: 37164781, PMCID: PMC10363441, DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2023.104604.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth effectsPublic health burdenDose-response relationshipPopulation-level exposureExposure assessment methodsAdverse health effectsRespiratory outcomesHealth burdenEpidemiological designHealth databasesLong-term exposureHealth outcomesEvidence gapsConcurrent exposureThreshold doseMixture of toxinsVulnerable subpopulationsAdditional studiesNumber of studiesSubsequent exposureExposureOutcomesHuman healthToxin concentrationHealth
2021
Association of long-term exposure to air pollution with chronic sleep deprivation in adults from 141 urban communities in South Korea: a community-level longitudinal study, 2008‒2016
Lee W, Seo D, Myung W, Prifti K, Kang C, Jang H, Park C, Bell M, Kim H. Association of long-term exposure to air pollution with chronic sleep deprivation in adults from 141 urban communities in South Korea: a community-level longitudinal study, 2008‒2016. Epidemiology And Psychiatric Sciences 2021, 30: e57. PMCID: PMC8356258, DOI: 10.1017/s2045796021000433.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic sleep deprivationYounger age groupsSleep outcomesAge groupsSleep deprivationSleep durationKorean Community Health SurveyEffects modelMixed effects modelsCommunity Health SurveyShort sleep durationMean sleep durationOlder age groupsLong-term interventionsEpidemiological evidenceHealth SurveyHealth behaviorsLong-term exposureSleep deficiencyLinear mixed effects modelsOutcomesLongitudinal studyAir pollutionAssociationDeprivation
2018
Residential mobility during pregnancy in Urban Gansu, China
Tang Z, Zhang H, Bai H, Chen Y, Zhao N, Zhou M, Cui H, Lerro C, Lin X, Lv L, Zhang C, Zhang H, Xu R, Zhu D, Dang Y, Han X, Xu X, Lin R, Yao T, Su J, Ma B, Liu X, Wang Y, Wang W, Liu S, Luo J, Huang H, Liang J, Jiang M, Qiu W, Bell ML, Qiu J, Liu Q, Zhang Y. Residential mobility during pregnancy in Urban Gansu, China. Health & Place 2018, 53: 258-263. PMID: 30196043, PMCID: PMC6556377, DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2018.08.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBirth outcomesMaternal complicationsPregnant womenLow birth weightAdverse birth outcomesEnvironmental exposuresBirth cohort studyMultivariate logistic regressionTime of deliveryCohort studyPreterm birthThird trimesterBirth weightMaternal characteristicsMaternal residencePregnancyLogistic regressionComplicationsExposure misclassificationAsian populationsLower likelihoodBirth defectsDisease associationsOutcomesExposure
2016
The association between ambient air pollution and selected adverse pregnancy outcomes in China: A systematic review
Jacobs M, Zhang G, Chen S, Mullins B, Bell M, Jin L, Guo Y, Huxley R, Pereira G. The association between ambient air pollution and selected adverse pregnancy outcomes in China: A systematic review. The Science Of The Total Environment 2016, 579: 1179-1192. PMID: 27913015, PMCID: PMC5252829, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.11.100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse pregnancy outcomesPregnancy outcomesAmbient air pollutionSystematic reviewAmbient air pollution exposureLow birth weightAir pollution exposureHigh-income Western countriesCardiovascular endpointsPreterm birthBirth weightCongenital anomaliesPollution exposureCardiovascular defectsHigh exposureOutcomesWestern countriesNumber of studiesExposureAssessment of effectsAssociationAir pollutionLow levelsReviewEndpoint