2024
Global, regional, and national burden of mortality associated with cold spells during 2000–19: a three-stage modelling study
Gao Y, Huang W, Zhao Q, Ryti N, Armstrong B, Gasparrini A, Tong S, Pascal M, Urban A, Zeka A, Lavigne E, Madureira J, Goodman P, Huber V, Forsberg B, Kyselý J, Sera F, Guo Y, Li S, Network M, Gao Y, Huang W, Zhao Q, Ryti N, Armstrong B, Gasparrini A, Tong S, Pascal M, Urban A, Zeka A, Lavigne E, Madureira J, Goodman P, Huber V, Forsberg B, Kyselý J, Sera F, Bell M, Hales S, Honda Y, Jaakkola J, Tobias A, Vicedo-Cabrera A, Abrutzky R, de Sousa Zanotti Stagliorio Coelho M, Saldiva P, Correa P, Ortega N, Kan H, Osorio S, Roye D, Orru H, Indermitte E, Schneider A, Katsouyanni K, Analitis A, Carlsen H, Mayvaneh F, Roradeh H, Raz R, Michelozzi P, de'Donato F, Hashizume M, Kim Y, Alahmad B, Cauchy J, Diaz M, Arellano E, De la Cruz Valencia C, Overcenco A, Houthuijs D, Ameling C, Rao S, Carrasco G, Seposo X, Chua P, da Silva S, Nunes B, Holobaca I, Cvijanovic I, Mistry M, Scovronick N, Acquaotta F, Kim H, Lee W, Íñiguez C, Åström C, Ragettli M, Guo Y, Pan S, Colistro V, Zanobetti A, Schwartz J, Dang T, Van Dung, Guo Y, Li S. Global, regional, and national burden of mortality associated with cold spells during 2000–19: a three-stage modelling study. The Lancet Planetary Health 2024, 8: e108-e116. PMID: 38331527, DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(23)00277-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAssociated with cold spellsGlobal mortality burdenExcess death rateMortality burdenExcess deathsMeta-regression modelsMortality associationsDeath rateAnnual excess deathsMultivariate meta-regression modelExposure to cold spellsDeath ratioQuasi-Poisson regressionAssociated with mortalityNational burdenPublic health threatBurdenAssociationHealth threatMortalityCold spellsDeath
2020
Gender Differences in First and Corresponding Authorship in Public Health Research Submissions During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Bell ML, Fong KC. Gender Differences in First and Corresponding Authorship in Public Health Research Submissions During the COVID-19 Pandemic. American Journal Of Public Health 2020, 111: 159-163. PMID: 33211581, PMCID: PMC7750581, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2020.305975.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Associations between mortality and prolonged exposure to elevated particulate matter concentrations in East Asia
Kim SE, Bell ML, Hashizume M, Honda Y, Kan H, Kim H. Associations between mortality and prolonged exposure to elevated particulate matter concentrations in East Asia. Environment International 2017, 110: 88-94. PMID: 29097051, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2017.10.010.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Ambient air pollutant PM10 and risk of preterm birth in Lanzhou, China
Zhao N, Qiu J, Zhang Y, He X, Zhou M, Li M, Xu X, Cui H, Lv L, Lin X, Zhang C, Zhang H, Xu R, Zhu D, Lin R, Yao T, Su J, Dang Y, Han X, Zhang H, Bai H, Chen Y, Tang Z, Wang W, Wang Y, Liu X, Ma B, Liu S, Qiu W, Huang H, Liang J, Chen Q, Jiang M, Ma S, Jin L, Holford T, Leaderer B, Bell ML, Liu Q, Zhang Y. Ambient air pollutant PM10 and risk of preterm birth in Lanzhou, China. Environment International 2014, 76: 71-77. PMID: 25553395, PMCID: PMC4526148, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2014.12.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreterm birthEntire pregnancyClinical subtypesUnconditional logistic regression modelingVery preterm birthSingleton live birthsBirth cohort studyLimited epidemiologic studiesMonths of pregnancyExposure time windowsLogistic regression modelingHigh-level exposureHealth policy makersHigh exposure levelsLast 6weeksCohort studyVery pretermRisk factorsLive birthsPM10 exposureEpidemiologic studiesAir pollution levelsPregnancyLevel exposureExposure levels
2010
Environmental health indicators and a case study of air pollution in Latin American cities
Bell ML, Cifuentes LA, Davis DL, Cushing E, Telles AG, Gouveia N. Environmental health indicators and a case study of air pollution in Latin American cities. Environmental Research 2010, 111: 57-66. PMID: 21075365, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2010.10.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAir PollutantsCitiesEnvironmental MonitoringHumansLatin AmericaParticulate MatterPublic HealthUrban PopulationConceptsEnvironmental health indicatorsAir pollutionSensitivity of rankingsCategories of indicatorsHealth indicatorsHealth-based guidelinesRelative rankingIndicator resultsSingle pollutantEnvironmental hazardsLatin American citiesPollutionIndicatorsPolicy impactOverall patternCase studyCityPollutantsTime periodCareful consideration
2009
Hospital 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
2005
The avoidable health effects of air pollution in three Latin American cities: Santiago, São Paulo, and Mexico City
Bell ML, Davis DL, Gouveia N, Borja-Aburto VH, Cifuentes LA. The avoidable health effects of air pollution in three Latin American cities: Santiago, São Paulo, and Mexico City. Environmental Research 2005, 100: 431-440. PMID: 16181621, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2005.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical visitsHealth outcomesConcentration-response functionsNumerous adverse health outcomesHealth benefitsAdverse health outcomesChild's medical visitsChronic bronchitisAsthma attacksEpidemiological studiesEconomic burdenHealth consequencesHealth endpointsHealth effectsSignificant healthHealth impactsAir pollutionHealthMetrics Matter: Conflicting Air Quality Rankings from Different Indices of Air Pollution
Bell ML, Hobbs BF, Ellis H. Metrics Matter: Conflicting Air Quality Rankings from Different Indices of Air Pollution. Journal Of The Air & Waste Management Association 2005, 55: 97-106. PMID: 15704544, DOI: 10.1080/10473289.2005.10464596.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2002
A Look Back at the London Smog of 1952 and the Half Century Since
Davis D, Bell M, Fletcher T. A Look Back at the London Smog of 1952 and the Half Century Since. Environmental Health Perspectives 2002, 110: a734-a735. PMID: 12501843, PMCID: PMC1241116, DOI: 10.1289/ehp.110-a734.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInternational expert workshop on the analysis of the economic and public health impacts of air pollution: workshop summary.
Bell M, Davis D, Cifuentes L, Cohen A, Gouveia N, Grant L, Green C, Johnson T, Rogat J, Spengler J, Thurston G. International expert workshop on the analysis of the economic and public health impacts of air pollution: workshop summary. Environmental Health Perspectives 2002, 110: 1163-1168. PMID: 12417489, PMCID: PMC1241074, DOI: 10.1289/ehp.021101163.Peer-Reviewed Original Research