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Title |
Journal |
Year |
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1
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Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010.
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Lancet
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2012
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56.72
|
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2
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A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010.
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Lancet
|
2012
|
50.94
|
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3
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Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010.
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Lancet
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2012
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41.47
|
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4
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Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010.
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Lancet
|
2012
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26.95
|
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5
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Fine particulate air pollution and hospital admission for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.
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JAMA
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2006
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13.43
|
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6
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Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013.
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Lancet
|
2015
|
7.99
|
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7
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Weather-related mortality: how heat, cold, and heat waves affect mortality in the United States.
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Epidemiology
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2009
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6.30
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8
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Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 306 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 188 countries, 1990-2013: quantifying the epidemiological transition.
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Lancet
|
2015
|
6.13
|
|
9
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Heat waves in the United States: mortality risk during heat waves and effect modification by heat wave characteristics in 43 U.S. communities.
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Environ Health Perspect
|
2010
|
4.66
|
|
10
|
Emergency admissions for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases and the chemical composition of fine particle air pollution.
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Environ Health Perspect
|
2009
|
3.41
|
|
11
|
Protecting human health from air pollution: shifting from a single-pollutant to a multipollutant approach.
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Epidemiology
|
2010
|
3.21
|
|
12
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Coarse particulate matter air pollution and hospital admissions for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases among Medicare patients.
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JAMA
|
2008
|
3.04
|
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13
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Maternal exposure to particulate air pollution and term birth weight: a multi-country evaluation of effect and heterogeneity.
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Environ Health Perspect
|
2013
|
2.94
|
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14
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Toward a quantitative estimate of future heat wave mortality under global climate change.
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Environ Health Perspect
|
2010
|
2.36
|
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15
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Mortality related to extreme temperature for 15 cities in northeast Asia.
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Epidemiology
|
2015
|
2.24
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16
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Methodological issues in studies of air pollution and reproductive health.
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Environ Res
|
2009
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2.12
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17
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Spatial misalignment in time series studies of air pollution and health data.
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Biostatistics
|
2010
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1.87
|
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18
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Does the effect of PM10 on mortality depend on PM nickel and vanadium content? A reanalysis of the NMMAPS data.
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Environ Health Perspect
|
2007
|
1.73
|
|
19
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Heat-related mortality and adaptation to heat in the United States.
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Environ Health Perspect
|
2014
|
1.69
|
|
20
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Improving the linkages between air pollution epidemiology and quantitative risk assessment.
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Environ Health Perspect
|
2011
|
1.49
|
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21
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Short-term exposure to particulate matter constituents and mortality in a national study of U.S. urban communities.
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Environ Health Perspect
|
2013
|
1.42
|
|
22
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The impact of heat waves on mortality in seven major cities in Korea.
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Environ Health Perspect
|
2012
|
1.40
|
|
23
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Exposure to airborne particulate matter in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal.
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J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol
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2012
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1.38
|
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24
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Heat-related emergency hospitalizations for respiratory diseases in the Medicare population.
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Am J Respir Crit Care Med
|
2013
|
1.33
|
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25
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Is the relation between ozone and mortality confounded by chemical components of particulate matter? Analysis of 7 components in 57 US communities.
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Am J Epidemiol
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2012
|
1.27
|
|
26
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The persistent problem of malaria: addressing the fundamental causes of a global killer.
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Soc Sci Med
|
2008
|
1.26
|
|
27
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Evidence on vulnerability and susceptibility to health risks associated with short-term exposure to particulate matter: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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Am J Epidemiol
|
2013
|
1.26
|
|
28
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Meta-analysis of the Association between Short-Term Exposure to Ambient Ozone and Respiratory Hospital Admissions.
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Environ Res Lett
|
2011
|
1.20
|
|
29
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Comparison of exposure estimation methods for air pollutants: ambient monitoring data and regional air quality simulation.
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Environ Res
|
2012
|
1.15
|
|
30
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Lights out: impact of the August 2003 power outage on mortality in New York, NY.
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Epidemiology
|
2012
|
1.14
|
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31
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Fine particulate matter and risk of preterm birth in Connecticut in 2000-2006: a longitudinal study.
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Am J Epidemiol
|
2013
|
1.10
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32
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The International Collaboration on Air Pollution and Pregnancy Outcomes: initial results.
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Environ Health Perspect
|
2011
|
1.09
|
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33
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Bayesian hierarchical distributed lag models for summer ozone exposure and cardio-respiratory mortality.
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Environmetrics
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2005
|
1.08
|
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34
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Effects of ambient pollen concentrations on frequency and severity of asthma symptoms among asthmatic children.
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Epidemiology
|
2012
|
1.06
|
|
35
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Characterization of fine particulate matter and associations between particulate chemical constituents and mortality in Seoul, Korea.
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Environ Health Perspect
|
2012
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1.05
|
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36
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A comparison of particulate matter from biomass-burning rural and non-biomass-burning urban households in northeastern China.
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Environ Health Perspect
|
2008
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1.05
|
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37
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Airborne PM2.5 chemical components and low birth weight in the northeastern and mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.
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Environ Health Perspect
|
2012
|
1.04
|
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38
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Use of satellite-based aerosol optical depth and spatial clustering to predict ambient PM2.5 concentrations.
|
Environ Res
|
2012
|
1.02
|
|
39
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Individual exposure to air pollution and lung function in Korea: spatial analysis using multiple exposure approaches.
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Environ Res
|
2010
|
1.02
|
|
40
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Vulnerability to temperature-related mortality in Seoul, Korea.
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Environ Res Lett
|
2011
|
0.99
|
|
41
|
International Collaboration on Air Pollution and Pregnancy Outcomes (ICAPPO).
|
Int J Environ Res Public Health
|
2010
|
0.98
|
|
42
|
Who is more affected by ozone pollution? A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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Am J Epidemiol
|
2014
|
0.95
|
|
43
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A look back at the London smog of 1952 and the half century since.
|
Environ Health Perspect
|
2002
|
0.94
|
|
44
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Methods to calculate the heat index as an exposure metric in environmental health research.
|
Environ Health Perspect
|
2013
|
0.91
|
|
45
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Air pollution and mortality in Latin America: the role of education.
|
Epidemiology
|
2008
|
0.91
|
|
46
|
Ambient air pollution and term birth weight in Texas from 1998 to 2004.
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J Air Waste Manag Assoc
|
2012
|
0.90
|
|
47
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Short-term effects of air pollution on hospital admissions in Korea.
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Epidemiology
|
2013
|
0.90
|
|
48
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Does one size fit all? The suitability of standard ozone exposure metric conversion ratios and implications for epidemiology.
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J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol
|
2008
|
0.89
|
|
49
|
Spatial heterogeneity of PM10 and O3 in São Paulo, Brazil, and implications for human health studies.
|
J Air Waste Manag Assoc
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2011
|
0.88
|
|
50
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The impact of heat, cold, and heat waves on hospital admissions in eight cities in Korea.
|
Int J Biometeorol
|
2014
|
0.87
|
|
51
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Associations between long-term exposure to chemical constituents of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and mortality in Medicare enrollees in the eastern United States.
|
Environ Health Perspect
|
2015
|
0.86
|
|
52
|
Ambient Coarse Particulate Matter and Hospital Admissions in the Medicare Cohort Air Pollution Study, 1999-2010.
|
Environ Health Perspect
|
2015
|
0.86
|
|
53
|
Survival analysis of long-term exposure to different sizes of airborne particulate matter and risk of infant mortality using a birth cohort in Seoul, Korea.
|
Environ Health Perspect
|
2010
|
0.85
|
|
54
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Sources of fine particulate matter and risk of preterm birth in Connecticut, 2000-2006: a longitudinal study.
|
Environ Health Perspect
|
2014
|
0.85
|
|
55
|
Association of Osteoarthritis with Perfluorooctanoate and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate in NHANES 2003-2008.
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Environ Health Perspect
|
2013
|
0.83
|
|
56
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Assessment of indoor air pollution in homes with infants.
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Int J Environ Res Public Health
|
2011
|
0.83
|
|
57
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Commentary: nitrogen dioxide and asthma redux.
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Int J Epidemiol
|
2004
|
0.82
|
|
58
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Susceptibility to air pollution effects on mortality in Seoul, Korea: a case-crossover analysis of individual-level effect modifiers.
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J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol
|
2012
|
0.82
|
|
59
|
The state of scientific evidence on air pollution and human health in Nepal.
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Environ Res
|
2013
|
0.81
|
|
60
|
Fine Particulates, Preterm Birth, and Membrane Rupture in Rochester, NY.
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Epidemiology
|
2016
|
0.80
|
|
61
|
Urban land-use and respiratory symptoms in infants.
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Environ Res
|
2011
|
0.80
|
|
62
|
Spatial and temporal modeling of daily pollen concentrations.
|
Int J Biometeorol
|
2011
|
0.79
|
|
63
|
Temperature Variability and Mortality: A Multi-Country Study.
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Environ Health Perspect
|
2016
|
0.79
|
|
64
|
Wildfire-specific Fine Particulate Matter and Risk of Hospital Admissions in Urban and Rural Counties.
|
Epidemiology
|
2017
|
0.78
|
|
65
|
Air pollution, population vulnerability, and standards for ambient air quality.
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Am J Respir Crit Care Med
|
2010
|
0.77
|
|
66
|
The Authors Respond.
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Epidemiology
|
2015
|
0.75
|
|
67
|
The authors reply.
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Am J Epidemiol
|
2013
|
0.75
|
|
68
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Comment: Temperature and risk of stroke mortality in China.
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Neurology
|
2013
|
0.75
|
|
69
|
Airborne Fine Particles and Risk of Hospital Admissions for Understudied Populations: Effects by Urbanicity and Short-Term Cumulative Exposures in 708 U.S. Counties.
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Environ Health Perspect
|
2016
|
0.75
|
|
70
|
Accountability analysis of title IV phase 2 of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments.
|
Res Rep Health Eff Inst
|
2012
|
0.75
|
|
71
|
Temporal Changes in Mortality Related to Extreme Temperatures for 15 Cities in Northeast Asia: Adaptation to Heat and Maladaptation to Cold.
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Am J Epidemiol
|
2017
|
0.75
|
|
72
|
Particulate Matter and Risk of Hospital Admission in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: A Case-Crossover Study.
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Am J Epidemiol
|
2017
|
0.75
|
|
73
|
Who among the elderly is most vulnerable to exposure and health risks of PM2.5 from wildfire smoke?
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Am J Epidemiol
|
2017
|
0.75
|
|
74
|
Pregnancy and Lifetime Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter and Infant Mortality in Massachusetts, 2001-2007.
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Am J Epidemiol
|
2017
|
0.75
|
|
75
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Uncertainties influencing health-based prioritization of ozone abatement options.
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Environ Sci Technol
|
2011
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0.75
|
|
76
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Investigating the Impact of Maternal Residential Mobility on Identifying Critical Windows of Susceptibility to Ambient Air Pollution During Pregnancy.
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Am J Epidemiol
|
2017
|
0.75
|
|
77
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Advancing Science and Public Health Practice on Climate Change and Health Justice.
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Am J Public Health
|
2017
|
0.75
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