2023
Floods and Diarrhea Risk in Young Children in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Wang P, Asare E, Pitzer V, Dubrow R, Chen K. Floods and Diarrhea Risk in Young Children in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. JAMA Pediatrics 2023, 177: 1206-1214. PMID: 37782513, PMCID: PMC10546297, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.3964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultChildChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesDeveloping CountriesDiarrheaFamily CharacteristicsFemaleFloodsHumansMaleConceptsMiddle-income countriesDiarrhea riskOdds ratioMAIN OUTCOMEMixed-effects logistic regression modelRisk of diarrheaCross-sectional studyHigher odds ratioPrevalence of diarrheaLogistic regression modelsHealth survey programUnexposed childrenEffect modificationChild healthDiarrhea prevalenceSurvey clustersSignificant associationHygiene practicesFourth weekWeeksStrong associationRandom interceptYoung childrenChildrenDiarrhea
2018
Future ozone-related acute excess mortality under climate and population change scenarios in China: A modeling study
Chen K, Fiore AM, Chen R, Jiang L, Jones B, Schneider A, Peters A, Bi J, Kan H, Kinney PL. Future ozone-related acute excess mortality under climate and population change scenarios in China: A modeling study. PLOS Medicine 2018, 15: e1002598. PMID: 29969446, PMCID: PMC6029756, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002598.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge DistributionAge FactorsAgedAir PollutantsCardiovascular DiseasesCause of DeathChildChild, PreschoolChinaClimate ChangeEnvironmental MonitoringFemaleHealth StatusHumansInfantInfant, NewbornInhalation ExposureMaleMiddle AgedModels, TheoreticalOzonePopulation DynamicsPrognosisRespiratory Tract DiseasesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeasonsTime FactorsUrban HealthVehicle EmissionsYoung AdultConceptsGlobal chemistry-climate modelChemistry-climate modelOzone-related mortalityRepresentative Concentration PathwaysEmission scenariosHigh global warmingGlobal warmingClimate changeChange scenariosOzone pollutionClimate Change (IPCC) Representative Concentration PathwaysEmission scenario RCP8.5Emission scenarios RCP4.5Future ozone projectionsStatistical downscaling approachModerate global warmingOzone precursor emissionsFine spatial resolutionSpatial resolutionHigh ambient ozoneOzone projectionsOzone changesOzone observationsScenario RCP8.5Change projections