2024
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
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
2019
Quantifying the impact of changing the threshold of New York City heat emergency plan in reducing heat-related illnesses
Benmarhnia T, Schwarz L, Nori-Sarma A, Bell M. Quantifying the impact of changing the threshold of New York City heat emergency plan in reducing heat-related illnesses. Environmental Research Letters 2019, 14: 114006. DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab402e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHeat-related illnessHealth burdenSubstantial public health burdenNYC Health DepartmentBurden of diseasePublic health burdenQuasi-experimental study designLocal epidemiological studiesHealth impactsPropensity-score matchingEpidemiological evidenceHeat action plansEpidemiological studiesMedicare feeHealth departmentsService beneficiariesAdverse health impactsIllnessStudy designEmergency plansHigh ambient heatThreshold changesDaily numberWestern countriesHeat advisories