2017
Is ambient temperature associated with risk of infant mortality? A multi-city study in Korea
Son JY, Lee JT, Bell ML. Is ambient temperature associated with risk of infant mortality? A multi-city study in Korea. Environmental Research 2017, 158: 748-752. PMID: 28750343, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2017.07.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverall hazard ratioHazard ratioInfant mortalityExtended Cox proportional hazardsRisk of mortalityCox proportional hazardsCause of deathCause deathTime-dependent covariatesMaternal characteristicsStratified analysisTotal deathsMother's ageBirth cohortDeath recordsProportional hazardsMortalityDeathPositive associationRiskExposure periodMonthsBirthAgeLimited studies
2014
Air Quality in Lanzhou, a Major Industrial City in China: Characteristics of Air Pollution and Review of Existing Evidence from Air Pollution and Health Studies
Zhang Y, Li M, Bravo MA, Jin L, Nori-Sarma A, Xu Y, Guan D, Wang C, Chen M, Wang X, Tao W, Qiu W, Zhang Y, Bell ML. Air Quality in Lanzhou, a Major Industrial City in China: Characteristics of Air Pollution and Review of Existing Evidence from Air Pollution and Health Studies. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 2014, 225: 2187. PMID: 25838615, PMCID: PMC4380132, DOI: 10.1007/s11270-014-2187-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGlobal health burdenSerious health consequencesFuture epidemiological studiesOutdoor air pollutionHealth burdenEpidemiological studiesHealth StudyHealth outcomesSystematic reviewHealth consequencesHigh air pollution levelsAir pollutionMonthsAir pollution levelsAerodynamic diameterHealthReviewUrban Chinese citiesHealth-based standardsLevelsStudyFindings
2003
A retrospective assessment of mortality from the London smog episode of 1952: the role of influenza and pollution.
Bell M, Davis D, Fletcher T. A retrospective assessment of mortality from the London smog episode of 1952: the role of influenza and pollution. Environmental Health Perspectives 2003, 112: 6-8. PMID: 14698923, PMCID: PMC1241789, DOI: 10.1289/ehp.6539.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRole of influenzaCase fatality rateGeneral medical practiceSevere influenza epidemicsInfluenza deathsInfluenza epidemicsExcess deathsHigh mortalityNormal levelsMortalityRetrospective assessmentInfluenzaMonthsDeathMedical practiceEpisodesAir pollutionHigh air pollutionAir pollution levelsEpidemicLondon SmogMorbidityIncidence