2015
Ambient 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
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