Methodological considerations for epidemiological studies of air pollution and the SARS and COVID-19 coronavirus outbreaks

PJ Villeneuve, MS Goldberg - Environmental health perspectives, 2020 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Studies have reported that ambient air pollution is associated with an
increased risk of developing or dying from coronavirus-2 (COVID-19). Methodological …

Sex differences in particulate air pollution-related cardiovascular diseases: A review of human and animal evidence

M Liao, Z Braunstein, X Rao - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality globally. In the past several
decades, researchers have raised significant awareness about the sex differences in CVD …

Short-term effects of ambient PM1 and PM2. 5 air pollution on hospital admission for respiratory diseases: Case-crossover evidence from Shenzhen, China

Y Zhang, Z Ding, Q Xiang, W Wang, L Huang… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Ambient PM 1 (particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter≤ 1 μm) is an
important contribution of PM 2.5 mass. However, little is known worldwide regarding the PM …

Effects of ambient PM1 air pollution on daily emergency hospital visits in China: an epidemiological study

G Chen, S Li, Y Zhang, W Zhang, D Li… - The Lancet Planetary …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background China is experiencing severe ambient air pollution. However, few studies
anywhere have examined the health effects of PM 1 (particulate matter with aerodynamic …

Association of Sulfur, Transition Metals, and the Oxidative Potential of Outdoor with Acute Cardiovascular Events: A Case-Crossover Study of Canadian Adults

S Weichenthal, E Lavigne, A Traub… - Environmental …, 2021 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: We do not currently understand how spatiotemporal variations in the
composition of fine particulate air pollution [fine particulate matter with aerodynamic …

Changes in life expectancy of respiratory diseases from attaining daily PM2. 5 standard in China: a nationwide observational study

Y Yang, J Qi, Z Ruan, P Yin, S Zhang, J Liu, Y Liu, R Li… - The Innovation, 2020 - cell.com
Although exposure to air pollution increases the risk of premature mortality and years of life
lost (YLL), the effects of daily air quality improvement to the life expectancy of respiratory …

Wildfire-specific fine particulate matter and risk of hospital admissions in urban and rural counties

JC Liu, A Wilson, LJ Mickley, F Dominici, K Ebisu… - …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Background: The health impacts of wildfire smoke, including fine particles (PM 2.5), are not
well understood and may differ from those of PM 2.5 from other sources due to differences in …

The short-term effects of air pollutants on hospitalizations for respiratory disease in Hefei, China

J Xie, J Teng, Y Fan, R Xie, A Shen - International journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Previous studies have shown that ambient air pollution is associated with respiratory
morbidity. However, the effects of air pollutants on health have rarely been studied in China …

Effect of ambient fine particulates (PM2.5) on hospital admissions for respiratory and cardiovascular diseases in Wuhan, China

Z Ren, X Liu, T Liu, D Chen, K Jiao, X Wang, J Suo… - Respiratory …, 2021 - Springer
Background Positive associations between ambient PM2. 5 and cardiorespiratory disease
have been well demonstrated during the past decade. However, few studies have examined …

Who among the elderly is most vulnerable to exposure to and health risks of fine particulate matter from wildfire smoke?

JC Liu, A Wilson, LJ Mickley, K Ebisu… - American journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Wildfires burn more than 7 million acres in the United States annually, according to the US
Forest Service. Little is known about which subpopulations are more vulnerable to health …