School absenteeism and school refusal behavior in youth: A contemporary review

CA Kearney - Clinical psychology review, 2008 - Elsevier
Absenteeism from school is a serious public health issue for mental health professionals,
physicians, and educators. The prevalence of unexcused absences from school exceeds …

The climate gap: environmental health and equity implications of climate change and mitigation policies in California—a review of the literature

SB Shonkoff, R Morello-Frosch, M Pastor, J Sadd - Climatic Change, 2011 - Springer
Climate change is an issue of great importance for human rights, public health, and
socioeconomic equity because of its diverse consequences overall as well as its …

Multi-ancestry genome-wide association analyses improve resolution of genes and pathways influencing lung function and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease risk

N Shrine, AG Izquierdo, J Chen, R Packer, RJ Hall… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Lung-function impairment underlies chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and
predicts mortality. In the largest multi-ancestry genome-wide association meta-analysis of …

Childhood incident asthma and traffic-related air pollution at home and school

R McConnell, T Islam, K Shankardass… - Environmental …, 2010 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background Traffic-related air pollution has been associated with adverse cardiorespiratory
effects, including increased asthma prevalence. However, there has been little study of …

Spatial analysis of air pollution and mortality in Los Angeles

M Jerrett, RT Burnett, R Ma, CA Pope III, D Krewski… - …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Background: The assessment of air pollution exposure using only community average
concentrations may lead to measurement error that lowers estimates of the health burden …

Traffic, susceptibility, and childhood asthma

R McConnell, K Berhane, L Yao, M Jerrett… - Environmental …, 2006 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Results from studies of traffic and childhood asthma have been inconsistent, but there has
been little systematic evaluation of susceptible subgroups. In this study, we examined the …

Evolution of particle number distribution near roadways. Part II: the 'Road-to-Ambient'process

KM Zhang, AS Wexler, YF Zhu, WC Hinds… - Atmospheric …, 2004 - Elsevier
The 'road-to-ambient'evolution of particle number distributions near the 405 and 710
freeways in Los Angeles, California, in both summer and winter, were analyzed and then …

[HTML][HTML] Chronic effects of air pollution on respiratory health in Southern California children: findings from the Southern California Children's Health Study

Z Chen, MT Salam, SP Eckel, CV Breton… - Journal of thoracic …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Outdoor air pollution is one of the leading contributors to adverse respiratory health
outcomes in urban areas around the world. Children are highly sensitive to the adverse …

Urban form and household activity‐travel behavior

RN Buliung, PS Kanaroglou - Growth and Change, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Cities and metropolitan regions face several challenges including urban sprawl, auto
dependence and congestion, and related environmental and human health effects …

More may be better: evidence of a negative relationship between physician supply and hospitalization for ambulatory care sensitive conditions

JN Laditka, SB Laditka, JC Probst - Health services research, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Objective. To conduct an empirical test of the relationship between physician supply and
hospitalization for ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSH). Data Sources/Study Setting …