2008
Coarse Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Hospital Admissions for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Diseases Among Medicare Patients
Peng RD, Chang HH, Bell ML, McDermott A, Zeger SL, Samet JM, Dominici F. Coarse Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Hospital Admissions for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Diseases Among Medicare Patients. JAMA 2008, 299: 2172-2179. PMID: 18477784, PMCID: PMC3169813, DOI: 10.1001/jama.299.18.2172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory disease admissionsHospital admissionRespiratory diseaseAdmission ratesM3 increaseEmergency hospital admissionsCardiovascular disease admissionsParticulate matter air pollutionSame-day exposureMatter air pollutionHealth risksMedicare's National Claims History FilePrimary diagnosisMedicare patientsUnadjusted associationsCardiovascular diseaseStudy populationAdmissionAerodynamic diameterMedicare enrolleesSignificant associationDaily cardiovascularDiseaseSame dayPM10-2.5
2001
Reassessment of the lethal London fog of 1952: novel indicators of acute and chronic consequences of acute exposure to air pollution.
Bell M, Davis D. Reassessment of the lethal London fog of 1952: novel indicators of acute and chronic consequences of acute exposure to air pollution. Environmental Health Perspectives 2001, 109: 389-394. PMID: 11427388, PMCID: PMC1240556, DOI: 10.1289/ehp.01109s3389.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital admission ratesHealth insurance claimsPneumonia casesAdmission ratesChronic consequencesRespiratory diseaseInfluenza epidemicsMortality rateAcute exposureExcess deathsInfluenza reportsMortality recordsNovel indicatorPrevious yearLondon SmogMortality increasesPublic healthHealth risksCurrent regulatory standardsInsurance claimsAmbient pollutionRiskSerious riskYearsMorbidity