2025
Association between fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and severity of acute respiratory infections among young US children in the major cities in the United States: a claims-based cohort study
Foo D, Regan A, Heo S, Schneider E, Canner J, Song Y, Bell M. Association between fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and severity of acute respiratory infections among young US children in the major cities in the United States: a claims-based cohort study. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2025, ofaf442. DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaf442.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchShort-term PM2.5 exposurePM2.5 exposureShort-term exposure to fine particulate matterIntensive care unitPrescription claimsClaims-based cohort studyExposure to fine particulate matterInterquartile range increaseAcute respiratory infectionsYoung US childrenChildren aged <5 yearsHealth insurance plansRisk of ICU admissionHospital-admittedLength of stayUS childrenInfluenza vaccination statusRange increasePrivate health insurance plansArea levelSeverity of acute respiratory infectionsHospital admissionCohort studyGeneralized linear modelInsurance plans
2024
Estimates of global mortality burden associated with short-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2·5)
Yu W, Xu R, Ye T, Abramson M, Morawska L, Jalaludin B, Johnston F, Henderson S, Knibbs L, Morgan G, Lavigne E, Heyworth J, Hales S, Marks G, Woodward A, Bell M, Samet J, Song J, Li S, Guo Y. Estimates of global mortality burden associated with short-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2·5). The Lancet Planetary Health 2024, 8: e146-e155. PMID: 38453380, DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(24)00003-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExposure to fine particulate matterFine particulate matterExposure-response functionsGlobal mortality burdenParticulate matterShort-term exposure to fine particulate matterShort-term exposure to air pollutionExposure to air pollutionUrban areasHealth effects of short-termGlobal urban areasAcute health effectsAnnual population countsAir pollutionMortality burdenHuman healthSpatiotemporal variationsEstimates of mortalityExposure levelsMitigation strategiesPopulation countsPremature deathTheoretical minimum risk exposure levelEffects of short-termLag effect
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