2025
Heterogeneous associations between short-term ambient ozone exposure and morbidities from infants to seniors: A nationwide case-crossover study in South Korea
Ahn S, Kang C, Oh J, Yun H, Ahn S, Kim A, Kwon D, Park J, Jang H, Kim E, Bell M, Kim H, Lee W. Heterogeneous associations between short-term ambient ozone exposure and morbidities from infants to seniors: A nationwide case-crossover study in South Korea. Journal Of Hazardous Materials Advances 2025, 17: 100531. DOI: 10.1016/j.hazadv.2024.100531.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchED admissionMental disordersWarm-season ozoneTargeted public health policiesCase-crossover designNational Health Insurance databaseCase-crossover studyMiddle-aged populationPublic health policiesIndividuals aged 0Health Insurance DatabaseED admission dataHealth policyExcess riskRespiratory diseaseAmbient ozoneAmbient ozone exposureShort-term ozoneEmergency departmentAdmission dataAdmission costsInsurance DatabaseAged 0Heterogeneous associationsAdult age
2024
PM2.5 and hospitalizations through the emergency department in people with disabilities: a nationwide case-crossover study in South Korea
Park J, Kim A, Bell M, Al-Aly Z, Ahn S, Kim S, Kwon D, Kang C, Oh J, Kim H, Lee W. PM2.5 and hospitalizations through the emergency department in people with disabilities: a nationwide case-crossover study in South Korea. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific 2024, 53: 101256. PMID: 39720665, PMCID: PMC11667189, DOI: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2024.101256.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchED admissionImpacts of PM<sub>2.5</sub>Emergency departmentRisk estimatesBrain lesion disordersClaim-based dataKorean National Health Insurance databaseNational Health Insurance databaseCase-crossover designCase-crossover studyHealth Insurance DatabaseTargeted action plansOdds ratioInsurance DatabaseMental disabilitiesDisabilityGenitourinary diseasesAdmission casesAdmissionIntellectual disabilityAction planHospitalPeopleDepartmentRiskHeat and hospital admission via the emergency department for people with intellectual disability, autism, and mental disorders in South Korea: a nationwide, time-stratified, case-crossover study
Park J, Kim A, Bell M, Kim H, Lee W. Heat and hospital admission via the emergency department for people with intellectual disability, autism, and mental disorders in South Korea: a nationwide, time-stratified, case-crossover study. The Lancet Psychiatry 2024, 11: 359-367. PMID: 38631786, DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(24)00067-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntellectual disabilityMental disordersMental illnessIdentified intellectual disabilityControl group of peopleExperience of mental illnessAutismICD-10DisordersDisabilitySouth KoreaIllnessIndividualsNational Health Insurance databaseGroup of peopleIncome groupsLow-income statusRural areasAdaptation policiesPeopleFemale individualsControl groupKorean translationED admissionEmergency department