2022
Association between Short-Term Exposure to Air Pollution and COVID-19 Mortality: A Population-Based Case-Crossover Study Using Individual-Level Mortality Registry Confirmed by Medical Examiners
Kim H, Samet J, Bell M. Association between Short-Term Exposure to Air Pollution and COVID-19 Mortality: A Population-Based Case-Crossover Study Using Individual-Level Mortality Registry Confirmed by Medical Examiners. Environmental Health Perspectives 2022, 130: 117006. PMID: 36367781, PMCID: PMC9651183, DOI: 10.1289/ehp10836.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 mortalityShort-term exposureCOVID-19Cook County Medical Examiner's OfficeTime-stratified case-crossover designCounty Medical Examiner's OfficeRisk of mortalityCase-crossover studyInterquartile range increaseLocation of deathCase-crossover analysisCase-crossover designDay of deathIndications of modificationMedical Examiner's OfficeAmbient air pollutionCOVID-19 deathsRace/ethnicityComorbid conditionsMortality registryPotential confoundersMortality burdenIQR increaseEpidemiological studiesMortality
2021
NO2 exposure and lung function decline in a cohort of adults in Mysore, India
Nori-Sarma A, Thimmulappa R, Venkataraman G, Warren J, Berman J, Whittaker S, Kulick E, Wellenius G, Mahesh P, Bell M. NO2 exposure and lung function decline in a cohort of adults in Mysore, India. Environmental Research Communications 2021, 3: 055001. DOI: 10.1088/2515-7620/abf2dd.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLung function declineAir pollution exposureLung functionFunction declineLong-term nitrogen dioxide exposurePollution exposureWorse lung functionCohort of adultsInterquartile range increaseNitrogen dioxide exposureLow-income adultsMiddle-income countriesPotential confoundersRespiratory healthHigh riskHealthy individualsLongitudinal health dataLinear mixed effects modelsStandardized interviewHealthy participantsRelevant studiesNO2 exposureMixed effects modelsPoor populationCohort
2017
The January 2013 Beijing “Airpocalypse” and its acute effects on emergency and outpatient visits at a Beijing hospital
Ferreri JM, Peng RD, Bell ML, Ya L, Li T, Brooke Anderson G. The January 2013 Beijing “Airpocalypse” and its acute effects on emergency and outpatient visits at a Beijing hospital. Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health 2017, 11: 301-309. PMID: 31853329, PMCID: PMC6918940, DOI: 10.1007/s11869-017-0538-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRespiratory outpatient visitsOutpatient visitsEmergency medical visitsMedical visitsBeijing HospitalRespiratory emergency visitsWorld Health Organization guidelinesHealth Organization guidelinesEmergency visitsPotential confoundersAcute effectsRelative riskSevere episodesLargest health impactOrganization guidelinesNearby hospitalVisitsHospitalEpisodesEpisode definitionHealth impactsFine particulate matter (PM2.5) measurementsRiskCauseDaily counts
2016
Exposure to coarse particulate matter during gestation and birth weight in the U.S.
Ebisu K, Berman JD, Bell ML. Exposure to coarse particulate matter during gestation and birth weight in the U.S. Environment International 2016, 94: 519-524. PMID: 27324566, PMCID: PMC4980266, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2016.06.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBirth weightResidential countyGestational exposureLow birth weightAdverse birth outcomesInterquartile range increaseImportant health effectsTrimester exposureBirth outcomesPotential confoundersU.S. birthsDifferent exposure methodsHealth effectsPM10-2.5Population-weighted centroidsLinear regression modelsExposureAssociationRegression modelsBirthRange increaseExposure methodTrimesterConfoundersGestation
2012
Review of research on residential mobility during pregnancy: consequences for assessment of prenatal environmental exposures
Bell ML, Belanger K. Review of research on residential mobility during pregnancy: consequences for assessment of prenatal environmental exposures. Journal Of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology 2012, 22: 429-438. PMID: 22617723, PMCID: PMC3543155, DOI: 10.1038/jes.2012.42.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnvironmental exposuresCase-control studyResidential historyPrenatal environmental exposuresSecond trimesterPotential confoundersCurrent evidencePregnancyStudy designAlcohol useRisk estimatesExposure misclassificationSocioeconomic statusBirth defectsPotential misclassificationExposureMarried mothersResidential informationSmokingTrimesterConfoundersStudyMisclassification
2004
Time-Series Studies of Particulate Matter
Bell M, Samet J, Dominici F. Time-Series Studies of Particulate Matter. Annual Review Of Public Health 2004, 25: 247-280. PMID: 15015920, DOI: 10.1146/annurev.publhealth.25.102802.124329.Peer-Reviewed Original Research