2024
Air pollution changes due to COVID-19 lockdowns and attributable mortality changes in four countries
Ma Y, Nobile F, Marb A, Dubrow R, Kinney P, Peters A, Stafoggia M, Breitner S, Chen K. Air pollution changes due to COVID-19 lockdowns and attributable mortality changes in four countries. Environment International 2024, 187: 108668. PMID: 38640613, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.108668.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMeteorological normalization techniqueAir pollution changesFine particulate matterImprove air qualityEmission control strategiesCentral-southern ItalyPollution changesParticulate matterRegion-specific estimatesAir qualityMeteorological impactsAir pollutionPollutionCOVID-19 lockdownModeling approachAirCaliforniaMortality changesConcentrationJiangsuEmissionTime trendsLocal characteristicsChinaMatter
2023
Associations between short-term exposure to PM2.5, NO2 and O3 pollution and kidney-related conditions and the role of temperature-adjustment specification: A case-crossover study in New York state
Chu L, Chen K, Di Q, Crowley S, Dubrow R. Associations between short-term exposure to PM2.5, NO2 and O3 pollution and kidney-related conditions and the role of temperature-adjustment specification: A case-crossover study in New York state. Environmental Pollution 2023, 328: 121629. PMID: 37054868, DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121629.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Short-term associations between particulate matter air pollution and hospital admissions through the emergency room for urinary system disease in Beijing, China: A time-series study
Chu L, Du H, Li T, Lu F, Guo M, Dubrow R, Chen K. Short-term associations between particulate matter air pollution and hospital admissions through the emergency room for urinary system disease in Beijing, China: A time-series study. Environmental Pollution 2021, 289: 117858. PMID: 34388554, DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117858.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAir PollutantsAir PollutionBeijingChinaEmergency Service, HospitalHospitalsHumansParticulate MatterTime FactorsConceptsUrinary system diseasesHospital admissionParticulate matter air pollutionMatter air pollutionEmergency roomSystem diseasesShort-term exposureCumulative exposureRisk estimatesPooled risk estimatesDay of admissionInpatient hospital admissionsInterquartile range increaseSingle-pollutant modelsShort-term associationsER admissionsTertiary hospitalRisk factorsAdmissionTime-series studyCumulative associationStrong associationTwo-stage time series analysisTransient exposureRisk
2020
Health Care Pollution And Public Health Damage In The United States: An Update
Eckelman MJ, Huang K, Lagasse R, Senay E, Dubrow R, Sherman JD. Health Care Pollution And Public Health Damage In The United States: An Update. Health Affairs 2020, 39: 2071-2079. PMID: 33284703, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2020.01247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProjections of Ambient Temperature- and Air Pollution-Related Mortality Burden Under Combined Climate Change and Population Aging Scenarios: a Review
Chen K, Vicedo-Cabrera AM, Dubrow R. Projections of Ambient Temperature- and Air Pollution-Related Mortality Burden Under Combined Climate Change and Population Aging Scenarios: a Review. Current Environmental Health Reports 2020, 7: 243-255. PMID: 32542573, DOI: 10.1007/s40572-020-00281-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAgingAir PollutionClimate ChangeFemaleForecastingHumansMaleMiddle AgedPopulation DynamicsTemperatureConceptsMortality burdenOlder adultsAge-stratified analysisAir pollution exposureNon-optimal ambient temperaturesVulnerable older adultsAge-specific population projectionsAge-specific relationshipsFuture population vulnerabilityPollution exposureRecent FindingsWeRecent evidenceBurdenHealth impactsAir pollutionMortalityTemperature-related mortality burdenFuture studiesAdultsLess reductionPopulationStrong evidence