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An analysis of past and future heatwaves based on a heat-associated mortality threshold: towards a heat health warning system
Heatwaves can have severe impacts on human health extending from illness to mortality. These health effects are related to not only the physical...
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Occupational physical activity, mortality and CHD events in the Italian Longitudinal Study
PurposeSeveral recent studies have suggested a ‘physical activity paradox’ whereby leisure-time physical activity benefits health, but occupational...
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Association between short-term exposure to air pollution and COVID-19 mortality in all German districts: the importance of confounders
BackgroundThe focus of many studies is to estimate the effect of risk factors on outcomes, yet results may be dependent on the choice of other risk...
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The effects of PM2.5 on lung cancer-related mortality in different regions and races: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies
Given the increasing environmental pollution around the world, air pollutants such as particulate matters (PM) have been becoming typical...
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Association of mono-2-ethylhexyl phthalate with adverse outcomes in chronic hemodialysis patients
Phthalate exposure is widespread and has a global impact. Growing evidence shows that mono-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (MEHP) exposure has a negative...
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Relationship between different particle size fractions and all-cause and cause-specific emergency ambulance dispatches
BackgroundEvidence on the relationship between different particle size fractions and emergency ambulance dispatches (EAD) remains limited and sparse.
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Can smoking prevalence explain COVID-19 indicators (cases, mortality, and recovery)? A comparative study in OECD countries
There are many risk factors associated with the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, including low wind speed, fossil fuel energy production, air...
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Effects of chloride, sulfate, and bicarbonate stress on mortality rate, gill tissue morphology, and gene expression in mandarin fish (Siniperca chuatsi)
The mandarin fish Siniperca chuatsi is a freshwater fish that is endemic to East Asia. To study the different damages and molecular mechanisms caused...
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Association between ambient air pollutants and meteorological factors with SARS-CoV-2 transmission and mortality in India: an exploratory study
BackgroundThe Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic poses a serious public health concern worldwide. Certain regions of the globe were...
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The effects of air pollution on the lung cancer mortality in rural areas of eastern China: a multi-region study
Recently, the burden of lung cancer (LC) has attracted global attention. Meanwhile, LC has become the leading cause of death in China. Many studies...
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Relationship between meteorological factors and mortality from respiratory diseases in a subtropical humid region along the Yangtze River in China
As the health impacts of climate change take on a more serious form, this study for the first time investigates the effect of meteorological factors...
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Reserves for Reducing Mortality in Russia Due to the Efficiency of Health Care
AbstractApproaches to assessing the role of health care in reducing mortality in Russia from the standpoint of controlling manageable causes are...
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Systematic review and meta-analysis of studies between short-term exposure to ambient carbon monoxide and non-accidental, cardiovascular, and respiratory mortality in China
Although a growing number of original epidemiological studies imply a link between ambient pollution exposure and mortality risk, the findings...
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Mortality due to COVID-19 in Spain and its association with environmental factors and determinants of health
BackgroundThe objective of this study was to identify which air pollutants, atmospheric variables and health determinants could influence COVID-19...
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Influence of temperature on mortality in the French overseas regions: a pledge for adaptation to heat in tropical marine climates
ContextTropical areas and small islands are identified as highly vulnerable to climate change, and already experiencing shifts in their temperature...
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Emulating causal dose-response relations between air pollutants and mortality in the Medicare population
BackgroundFine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ), ozone (O 3 ), and nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) are major air pollutants that pose considerable threats to human...
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COVID-19 mortality in Istanbul in association with air pollution and socioeconomic status: an ecological study
This study aims to reveal the relationship between the COVID-19 mortality indicators and socioeconomic status (SES) and air pollution. In this...
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The impact of extreme temperatures on human mortality in the most populated cities of Romania
The impact of extreme weather conditions on humans is one of the most important topics in biometeorology studies. The main objective of this study is...
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The lag effect of 24-year tobacco consumption on lung cancer mortality in Henan Province, China, 1992 to 2016
Tobacco exposure is the major risk factor for lung cancer. Previous studies have shown that there is a correlation between tobacco consumption and...
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Mortality in Yusho patients exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls and polychlorinated dibenzofurans: a 50-year retrospective cohort study
BackgroundIn 1968, the Yusho incident resulted in accidental exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs), and...
