2025
Extreme Heat and Hospitalization Among Older Persons With Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias
Delaney S, Stegmuller A, Mork D, Mock L, Bell M, Gill T, Braun D, Zanobetti A. Extreme Heat and Hospitalization Among Older Persons With Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias. JAMA Internal Medicine 2025, 185 PMID: 39899291, PMCID: PMC11791774, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.7719.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCase-crossover designOdds ratioPopulation-based cohort studyMedicare fee-for-serviceBurden of Alzheimer's diseaseConditional logistic regressionFee-for-serviceOR point estimatesRisk of hospitalizationADRDOlder PersonsOlder adultsMain OutcomesPopulation subgroupsWhite beneficiariesDiagnosis codesCohort studyEffect estimatesHealth burdenLogistic regressionCounseling patientsCumulative ORAlzheimer's diseaseIncreased hospitalizationOutdoor heat
2020
Temporal trends of associations between short-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and risk of hospitalizations in understudied populations, with effect modification by sex and urbanicity in U.S. counties
Chen C, Chan A, Dominici F, Peng R, Sabath B, Di Q, Schwartz J, Bell M. Temporal trends of associations between short-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and risk of hospitalizations in understudied populations, with effect modification by sex and urbanicity in U.S. counties. ISEE Conference Abstracts 2020, 2020 DOI: 10.1289/isee.2020.virtual.p-1252.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Particulate Matter and Risk of Hospital Admission in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: A Case-Crossover Study
Gurung A, Son JY, Bell ML. Particulate Matter and Risk of Hospital Admission in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: A Case-Crossover Study. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2017, 186: 573-580. PMID: 28911012, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwx135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth burdenTime-stratified case-crossover analysisRisk of hospitalizationSubstantial health burdenInpatient hospitalization dataCase-crossover studyPotential effect modifiersCase-crossover analysisMajority of evidenceHospital admissionEffect modificationCardiovascular admissionsHospitalization dataM3 increaseEffect modifiersMajor hospitalsSocioeconomic statusHospitalizationAdmissionHuman health burdenKathmandu ValleyCentral data collection systemBurdenAir pollutionAerodynamic diameter
2009
Emergency Hospital Admissions for Cardiovascular Diseases and Ambient Levels of Carbon Monoxide
Bell ML, Peng RD, Dominici F, Samet JM. Emergency Hospital Admissions for Cardiovascular Diseases and Ambient Levels of Carbon Monoxide. Circulation 2009, 120: 949-955. PMID: 19720933, PMCID: PMC2777712, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.109.851113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCVD hospitalizationsShort-term exposureShort-term CO exposureRisk of hospitalizationCardiovascular disease hospitalizationsEmergency hospital admissionsPublic health threatMultisite time-series studyCVD outcomesHospital admissionCardiovascular diseaseHospitalizationMedicare enrolleesSignificant associationTime-series studyHealth threatAmbient carbon monoxideCVD admissionsCO levelsAdmissionRiskCO exposureLower CO levelsAssociationUS urban counties
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