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ArticleEnvironmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.)2024

Epidemiological studies likely need to consider PM

Scott Weichenthal, Tanya Christidis, Toyib Olaniyan, Aaron van Donkelaar, Randall Martin, Michael Tjepkema, Rick T Burnett, Michael Brauer

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Article in Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Genetic susceptibility to respiratory health effects from outdoor air pollution: a structured narrative review.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2026
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  3. The mortality and economic benefits of achieving air pollution standards in India.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  8. The influence of air pollutants on the risk of emergency department presentations of infants with bronchiolitis in an European air quality hotspot.Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Scott WeichenthalDepartment of Epidemiology, McGill University; Montreal, Canada.
Tanya ChristidisStatistics Canada; Ottawa, Canada.
Toyib OlaniyanStatistics Canada; Ottawa, Canada.
Aaron van DonkelaarWashington University in St Louis; Saint Louis.
Randall MartinWashington University in St Louis; Saint Louis.
Michael TjepkemaStatistics Canada; Ottawa, Canada.
Rick T BurnettInstitute for Health Metrics and Evaluation; University of Washington, Seattle.
Michael BrauerInstitute for Health Metrics and Evaluation; University of Washington, Seattle.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Outdoor fine particulate air pollution, <2.5 µm (PM Methods: We evaluated the extent of possible bias in mortality hazard ratios for total outdoor PM Results: Hazard ratios for total outdoor PM Conclusions: Studies interested in estimating the health impacts of total outdoor PM

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PMID39022188
PMCPMC11254114

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