Browsing by Author "Kioumourtzoglou, Marianthi-Anna"
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The association of long-term exposure to PM2.5 on all-cause mortality in the Nurses’ Health Study and the impact of measurement-error correction
Hart, Jaime E; Liao, Xiaomei; Hong, Biling; Puett, Robin C; Yanosky, Jeff D; Suh, Helen; Kioumourtzoglou, Marianthi-Anna; Spiegelman, Donna; Laden, Francine (BioMed Central, 2015)Background: Long-term exposure to particulate matter less than 2.5 μm in diameter (PM2.5) has been consistently associated with risk of all-cause mortality. The methods used to assess exposure, such as area averages, nearest ... -
The effect of primary organic particles on emergency hospital admissions among the elderly in 3 US cities
Kioumourtzoglou, Marianthi-Anna; Zanobetti, Antonella; Schwartz, Joel D; Coull, Brent A; Dominici, Francesca; Suh, Helen H (BioMed Central, 2013)Background: Fine particle (PM2.5) pollution related to combustion sources has been linked to a variety of adverse health outcomes. Although poorly understood, it is possible that organic carbon (OC) species, particularly ... -
Exposure measurement error in PM2.5 health effects studies: A pooled analysis of eight personal exposure validation studies
Kioumourtzoglou, Marianthi-Anna; Spiegelman, Donna; Szpiro, Adam A; Sheppard, Lianne; Kaufman, Joel D; Yanosky, Jeff D; Williams, Ronald; Laden, Francine; Hong, Biling; Suh, Helen (BioMed Central, 2014)Background: Exposure measurement error is a concern in long-term PM2.5 health studies using ambient concentrations as exposures. We assessed error magnitude by estimating calibration coefficients as the association between ... -
The impact of source contribution uncertainty on the effects of source-specific PM2.5 on hospital admissions: A case study in Boston, MA
Kioumourtzoglou, Marianthi-Anna; Coull, Brent A; Dominici, Francesca; Koutrakis, Petros; Schwartz, Joel; Suh, Helen (Nature Publishing Group, 2014)Epidemiologic studies of particulate sources and adverse health do not account for the uncertainty in the source contribution estimates. Our goal was to assess the impact of uncertainty on the effect estimates of particulate ... -
The relation between past exposure to fine particulate air pollution and prevalent anxiety: observational cohort study
Power, Melinda C; Kioumourtzoglou, Marianthi-Anna; Hart, Jaime E; Okereke, Olivia I; Laden, Francine; Weisskopf, Marc G (BMJ Publishing Group Ltd., 2015)Objective: To determine whether higher past exposure to particulate air pollution is associated with prevalent high symptoms of anxiety. Design: Observational cohort study. Setting: Nurses’ Health Study. Participants: 71 ...