2020
Projections 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 ResearchConceptsMortality 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
1988
Cause‐specific mortality among male textile workers in Rhode Island
Dubrow R, Gute D. Cause‐specific mortality among male textile workers in Rhode Island. American Journal Of Industrial Medicine 1988, 13: 439-454. PMID: 3364422, DOI: 10.1002/ajim.4700130404.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonmalignant respiratory diseasesMale textile workersTextile workersDust exposureCause-specific mortality patternsTextile dust exposureChronic lung diseaseCause-specific mortalityWork-related mortalityHigh dust exposureTextile occupationsSmoking habitsLung diseaseExcess mortalityOccupational exposureDeath certificatesRespiratory diseaseElevated PMRUsual occupationDecedentsCotton dustMortalityMortality patternsHigh PMRDisease