2008
Vulnerability to heat-related mortality in Latin America: a case-crossover study in São Paulo, Brazil, Santiago, Chile and Mexico City, Mexico
Bell ML, O’Neill M, Ranjit N, Borja-Aburto VH, Cifuentes LA, Gouveia NC. Vulnerability to heat-related mortality in Latin America: a case-crossover study in São Paulo, Brazil, Santiago, Chile and Mexico City, Mexico. International Journal Of Epidemiology 2008, 37: 796-804. PMID: 18511489, PMCID: PMC2734062, DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyn094.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
The effect of sandstorms and air pollution on cause-specific hospital admissions in Taipei, Taiwan
Bell ML, Levy JK, Lin Z. The effect of sandstorms and air pollution on cause-specific hospital admissions in Taipei, Taiwan. Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2007, 65: 104. PMID: 17626134, DOI: 10.1136/oem.2006.031500.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAir PollutantsAir PollutionAsthmaCarbon MonoxideCerebrovascular DisordersEnvironmental ExposureEnvironmental MonitoringFourier AnalysisHospitalizationHumansMyocardial IschemiaNitrogen DioxideOzoneParticle SizeParticulate MatterPneumoniaSilicon DioxideSulfur DioxideTaiwanUrban HealthWeatherConceptsCause-specific hospital admissionsHospital admissionIschemic heart disease admissionsCerebrovascular disease admissionsHeart disease admissionsIschemic heart diseaseLag 3 daysSingle-day lagsHeart diseaseAsthma admissionsAdmissionHealth effectsPpb increaseSame dayMug/Air pollutionDiseaseDaysAdditional researchRiskTaipei areaAsthmaEight-year time periodPneumonia