2024
Short-term association of non-optimum ambient temperature with dementia-related hospital admissions in South Korea
Byun G, Kim S, Festa N, Choi Y, Lee W, Lee J, Gill T, Bell M. Short-term association of non-optimum ambient temperature with dementia-related hospital admissions in South Korea. ISEE Conference Abstracts 2024, 2024 DOI: 10.1289/isee.2024.1004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociation between heat and hospital admissions in people with disabilities in South Korea: a nationwide, case-crossover study
Park J, Kim A, Kim Y, Choi M, Yoon T, Kang C, Kang H, Oh J, Bell M, Kim H, Lee W. Association between heat and hospital admissions in people with disabilities in South Korea: a nationwide, case-crossover study. The Lancet Planetary Health 2024, 8: e217-e224. PMID: 38580423, DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(24)00027-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency department admissionsBrain lesion disordersCase-crossover studyPhysical disabilityOdds ratioCase-crossover designSample Cohort databaseConditional logistic regressionAssociated with increased riskExcess medical costsNon-disabled populationSevere physical disabilitiesHearing lossEnvironmental heat exposureCohort databaseHospital admissionMental disordersLogistic regressionMedical costsDisabilityAdmissionAction planHigh heat risksKorean Ministry of EducationNational Research Foundation
2023
Hospital admission risks and excess costs for neurological symptoms attributable to long-term exposure to fine particulate matter in New York State, USA
Min J, Lee W, Bell M, Kim Y, Heo S, Kim G, Kim J, Yun J, Kim S, Schwartz J, Ha E. Hospital admission risks and excess costs for neurological symptoms attributable to long-term exposure to fine particulate matter in New York State, USA. Environmental Research 2023, 229: 115954. PMID: 37086882, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115954.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurological symptomsLong-term PMLong-term exposureExcess costsHospital admissionNew York Statewide PlanningNew World Health Organization guidelinesHospital admission costsHospital admission riskResearch Cooperative SystemRisk of headacheWorld Health Organization guidelinesHealth Organization guidelinesAdmission riskWHO Air Quality GuidelinesAdmission costsNew York State populationStatewide PlanningNew York StateOrganization guidelinesConvulsionsSubstantial healthRelevant studiesAir quality guidelinesLag 0Air Pollution and Acute Kidney Injury in the U.S. Medicare Population: A Longitudinal Cohort Study
Lee W, Wu X, Heo S, Kim J, Fong K, Son J, Sabath M, Trisovic A, Braun D, Park J, Kim Y, Lee J, Schwartz J, Kim H, Dominici F, Al-Aly Z, Bell M. Air Pollution and Acute Kidney Injury in the U.S. Medicare Population: A Longitudinal Cohort Study. Environmental Health Perspectives 2023, 131: 047008. PMID: 37036790, PMCID: PMC10084931, DOI: 10.1289/ehp10729.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryFirst hospital admissionLongitudinal cohort studyHospital admissionKidney injuryCohort studyHazard ratioPopulation-based longitudinal cohort studyU.S. Medicare populationYears of ageAir pollution exposureNationwide Medicare dataPublic health policyCurrent National Ambient Air Quality StandardHealth care expendituresKidney functionDisease burdenMedicare populationMedicare dataLong-term exposureAdmissionPollution exposureHealth policyCare expendituresEffect estimatesAssociations between greenness and kidney disease in Massachusetts: The US Medicare longitudinal cohort study
Lee W, Heo S, Stewart R, Wu X, Fong K, Son J, Sabath B, Braun D, Park J, Kim Y, Lee J, Schwartz J, Kim H, Dominici F, Bell M. Associations between greenness and kidney disease in Massachusetts: The US Medicare longitudinal cohort study. Environment International 2023, 173: 107844. PMID: 36841189, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2023.107844.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryChronic kidney diseaseFirst hospital admissionKidney diseaseResidential greennessHospital admissionCohort studyHazard ratioLongitudinal population-based cohort studyMedicare Part A beneficiariesPopulation-based cohort studyReduced kidney functionLongitudinal cohort studyZip codesResidential zip codeKidney injuryKidney functionKidney patientsLower riskOverall populationWhite beneficiariesDiseaseAdmissionHealth benefitsAssociation
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
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
2018
Exploration on Explanations for Observed Long-Term Temporal Trend of the Short-Term Association between Fine Particulate Matter Concentration and Hospital Admissions in the U.S.
Chen C, Dominici F, Peng R, Wang Y, Bobb J, Bell M. Exploration on Explanations for Observed Long-Term Temporal Trend of the Short-Term Association between Fine Particulate Matter Concentration and Hospital Admissions in the U.S. ISEE Conference Abstracts 2018, 2018 DOI: 10.1289/isesisee.2018.o02.01.07.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchShort-term associationsHospital admission
2017
Who Among the Elderly Is Most Vulnerable to Exposure to and Health Risks of Fine Particulate Matter From Wildfire Smoke?
Liu JC, Wilson A, Mickley LJ, Ebisu K, Sulprizio MP, Wang Y, Peng RD, Yue X, Dominici F, Bell ML. Who Among the Elderly Is Most Vulnerable to Exposure to and Health Risks of Fine Particulate Matter From Wildfire Smoke? American Journal Of Epidemiology 2017, 186: 730-735. PMID: 28525551, PMCID: PMC5860049, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwx141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory admissionsYears of agePublic health programsHealth risksHospital admissionRespiratory causesFine particulate matterHealth programsAdmissionVulnerable subpopulationsRiskSubpopulationsUrban countiesSmoke wavesWomenWildfire smokeUnited StatesSmokeAssociationExposureDaysDisaster preparednessElderlyParticulate Matter and Risk of Hospital Admission in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: A Case-Crossover Study
Gurung A, Son JY, Bell ML. Particulate Matter and Risk of Hospital Admission in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: A Case-Crossover Study. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2017, 186: 573-580. PMID: 28911012, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwx135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth burdenTime-stratified case-crossover analysisRisk of hospitalizationSubstantial health burdenInpatient hospitalization dataCase-crossover studyPotential effect modifiersCase-crossover analysisMajority of evidenceHospital admissionEffect modificationCardiovascular admissionsHospitalization dataM3 increaseEffect modifiersMajor hospitalsSocioeconomic statusHospitalizationAdmissionHuman health burdenKathmandu ValleyCentral data collection systemBurdenAir pollutionAerodynamic diameterOpportunities and Challenges in Public Health Data Collection in Southern Asia: Examples from Western India and Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
Nori-Sarma A, Gurung A, Azhar G, Rajiva A, Mavalankar D, Sheffield P, Bell M. Opportunities and Challenges in Public Health Data Collection in Southern Asia: Examples from Western India and Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Sustainability 2017, 9: 1106. DOI: 10.3390/su9071106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDaily hospital admission dataMortality registry dataHospital admission dataHospital admissionRegistry dataExposure-response functionsMajor hospitalsHealth outcomesGovernment hospitalsAdmission dataHealth data collectionHealth effectsHospitalHealth dataPublic health data collectionIndividual-level dataData completenessDrought 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
2016
Future respiratory hospital admissions from wildfire smoke under climate change in the Western US
Liu J, Mickley L, Sulprizio M, Yue X, Peng R, Dominici F, Bell M. Future respiratory hospital admissions from wildfire smoke under climate change in the Western US. Environmental Research Letters 2016, 11: 124018. DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/11/12/124018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClimate changeWestern USWildfire smokeRespiratory hospital admissionsClimate change scenariosA1B climate change scenarioHospital admissionClimate change adaptation policiesFuture population projectionsWildfire impactsChange scenariosChange adaptation policiesSmoke daysSuppression costsRespiratory admissionsWildfiresPresent-day estimatesFuture increasesMore air pollutantsSpatial distributionCentral ColoradoHealth risksScientific evidenceSerious social burdenSouthern California
2015
Susceptibility To Particulate Matter Effects On Hospital Admission For A Rapidly Urbanizing Region In Nepal
Bell M, Gurung A. Susceptibility To Particulate Matter Effects On Hospital Admission For A Rapidly Urbanizing Region In Nepal. ISEE Conference Abstracts 2015, 2015 DOI: 10.1289/isee.2015.2015-675.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHospital admissionAmbient Coarse Particulate Matter and Hospital Admissions in the Medicare Cohort Air Pollution Study, 1999–2010
Powell H, Krall JR, Wang Y, Bell ML, Peng RD. Ambient Coarse Particulate Matter and Hospital Admissions in the Medicare Cohort Air Pollution Study, 1999–2010. Environmental Health Perspectives 2015, 123: 1152-1158. PMID: 25872223, PMCID: PMC4629736, DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1408720.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYears of ageEmergency hospitalizationHospital admissionM3 increaseMedicare enrolleesRespiratory-related hospitalizationsTwo-stage Bayesian hierarchical modelSignificant increaseShort-term associationsCardiovascular hospitalizationMorbidity outcomesCardiovascular diseaseRespiratory diseaseHospitalizationShort-term exposureAmbient Coarse Particulate MatterPoisson log-linear regression modelsLog-linear regression modelCoarse particulate matterAdmissionAmbient coarseAssociationNumber of studiesDiseaseEnrollees
2012
Assessment of the health impacts of particulate matter characteristics.
Bell ML. Assessment of the health impacts of particulate matter characteristics. Research Report 2012, 5-38. PMID: 22393584.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth effect estimatesCardiovascular hospital admissionsHospital admissionEffect estimatesMortality effect estimatesHealth effectsCause of hospitalizationAir pollution-related health effectsInterquartile range increasePollution-related health effectsRespiratory hospital admissionsAdverse health effectsHealth effects dataCardiovascular hospitalizationRespiratory hospitalizationsCardiovascular admissionsHigh prevalenceHospitalizationAerodynamic diameterAdmissionCommunity-level variablesObserved associationsSocioeconomic statusHealth impactsPM toxicity
2011
A Meta-analysis of Association Between Short-term Ambient Ozone Exposure and Respiratory Hospital Admissions
Ji M, Cohan D, Bell M. A Meta-analysis of Association Between Short-term Ambient Ozone Exposure and Respiratory Hospital Admissions. Epidemiology 2011, 22: s203. DOI: 10.1097/01.ede.0000392304.71248.fe.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Emergency Hospital Admissions for Cardiovascular Diseases and Ambient Levels of Carbon Monoxide
Bell ML, Peng RD, Dominici F, Samet JM. Emergency Hospital Admissions for Cardiovascular Diseases and Ambient Levels of Carbon Monoxide. Circulation 2009, 120: 949-955. PMID: 19720933, PMCID: PMC2777712, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.109.851113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCVD hospitalizationsShort-term exposureShort-term CO exposureRisk of hospitalizationCardiovascular disease hospitalizationsEmergency hospital admissionsPublic health threatMultisite time-series studyCVD outcomesHospital admissionCardiovascular diseaseHospitalizationMedicare enrolleesSignificant associationTime-series studyHealth threatAmbient carbon monoxideCVD admissionsCO levelsAdmissionRiskCO exposureLower CO levelsAssociationUS urban countiesHospital Admissions and Chemical Composition of Fine Particle Air Pollution
Bell ML, Ebisu K, Peng RD, Samet JM, Dominici F. Hospital Admissions and Chemical Composition of Fine Particle Air Pollution. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2009, 179: 1115-1120. PMID: 19299499, PMCID: PMC2695497, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200808-1240oc.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Seasonal and Regional Short-term Effects of Fine Particles on Hospital Admissions in 202 US Counties, 1999–2005
Bell ML, Ebisu K, Peng RD, Walker J, Samet JM, Zeger SL, Dominici F. Seasonal and Regional Short-term Effects of Fine Particles on Hospital Admissions in 202 US Counties, 1999–2005. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2008, 168: 1301-1310. PMID: 18854492, PMCID: PMC2732959, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwn252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAir PollutantsAir PollutionAlgorithmsCardiovascular DiseasesData Interpretation, StatisticalDatabases, FactualEnvironmental MonitoringEpidemiological MonitoringHospitalizationHumansMedicareParticle SizeParticulate MatterPatient AdmissionRespiratory Tract DiseasesRetrospective StudiesSeasonsTime FactorsUnited States