Fine particulate air pollution and hospital admission for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases

F Dominici, RD Peng, ML Bell, L Pham, A McDermott… - Jama, 2006 - jamanetwork.com
ContextEvidence on the health risks associated with short-term exposure to fine particles
(particulate matter≤ 2.5 μm in aerodynamic diameter [PM2. 5]) is limited. Results from the …

Coarse particulate matter air pollution and hospital admissions for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases among Medicare patients

RD Peng, HH Chang, ML Bell, A McDermott, SL Zeger… - Jama, 2008 - jamanetwork.com
Context Health risks of fine particulate matter of 2.5 μm or less in aerodynamic diameter (PM
2.5) have been studied extensively over the last decade. Evidence concerning the health …

Emergency admissions for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases and the chemical composition of fine particle air pollution

RD Peng, ML Bell, AS Geyh, A McDermott… - Environmental …, 2009 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background Population-based studies have estimated health risks of short-term exposure to
fine particles using mass of PM2. 5 (particulate matter≤ 2.5 μm in aerodynamic diameter) as …

Hospital admissions and chemical composition of fine particle air pollution

ML Bell, K Ebisu, RD Peng, JM Samet… - American journal of …, 2009 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: There are unexplained geographical and seasonal differences in the short-term
effects of fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) on human health. The hypothesis has been …

Fine particulate air pollution and daily mortality. A nationwide analysis in 272 Chinese cities

R Chen, P Yin, X Meng, C Liu, L Wang… - American journal of …, 2017 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Evidence concerning the acute health effects of air pollution caused by fine
particulate matter (PM2. 5) in developing countries is quite limited. Objectives: To evaluate …

Airborne fine particles and risk of hospital admissions for understudied populations: effects by urbanicity and short-term cumulative exposures in 708 US counties

MA Bravo, K Ebisu, F Dominici, Y Wang… - Environmental …, 2017 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Evidence of health risks associated with ambient airborne fine particles in
nonurban populations is extremely limited. Objective: We estimated the risk of …

Estimating the causal effect of low levels of fine particulate matter on hospitalization

M Makar, J Antonelli, Q Di, D Cutler, J Schwartz… - …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Background: In 2012, the EPA enacted more stringent National Ambient Air Quality
Standards (NAAQS) for fine particulate matter (PM 2.5). Few studies have characterized the …

Risk of cardiovascular hospital admission after exposure to fine particulate pollution

Y Zhang, R Ma, J Ban, F Lu, M Guo, Y Zhong… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - jacc.org
Background Heavy fine particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter≤ 2.5 μm (PM2. 5)
pollution events continue to occur frequently in developing countries. Objectives The authors …

Association of long-term exposure to particulate air pollution with cardiovascular events in California

SE Alexeeff, K Deosaransingh… - JAMA Network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Long-term exposure to fine particulate air pollution (PM 2.5) is a known risk
factor for cardiovascular events, but controversy remains as to whether the current National …

Ischemic heart disease mortality and long-term exposure to source-related components of US fine particle air pollution

GD Thurston, RT Burnett, MC Turner… - Environmental …, 2016 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) air pollution exposure has been identified as a
global health threat. However, the types and sources of particles most responsible are not …