Human Exposure Assessment in Air Pollution Systems by Junfeng (Jim) Zhang, Paul J. Lioy

“…Measurement or estimate of exposure is essential but often inadequately addressed in environmental epidemiologic studies. Exposure can be quantified using direct or indirect measurement methods, depending upon the purpose of exposure assessment and the availability of relevant data. …”
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Environmentally related gender health risks: findings from citizen science cross-sectional study by Regina Grazuleviciene, Sandra Andrusaityte, Aurimas Rapalavicius, Audrius Dėdelė

“…Abstract Background Public engagement in the research of environmental epidemiological problems is becoming an important measure to empower citizens to identify the local environmental and health problems and to explain different environmental exposures affect estimates for males and females. …”
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Comparison of calorimetric and HPLC methods in measuring nitrate content of meat products: An economic evaluation by M moradi, K SHarafi, S Delangizan, S Jamshidpoor

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A survey on nitrite and nitrate levels in vegetables and cucurbits cultivated in northern and western plains of Kermanshah city in 2012 by M Pirsaheb, K Sharafi, M Morad

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Genetic Overlap Between Alzheimer’s Disease and Bipolar Disorder Implicates the MARK2 and VAC14 Genes by Ole Kristian Drange, Ole Kristian Drange, Olav Bjerkehagen Smeland, Olav Bjerkehagen Smeland, Alexey A. Shadrin, Per Ivar Finseth, Aree Witoelar, Aree Witoelar, Oleksandr Frei, Psychiatric Genomics Consortium Bipolar Disorder Working Group, Yunpeng Wang, Yunpeng Wang, Sahar Hassani, Sahar Hassani, Srdjan Djurovic, Srdjan Djurovic, Anders M. Dale, Anders M. Dale, Anders M. Dale, Ole A. Andreassen, Ole A. Andreassen, Eli A Stahl, Eli A Stahl, Eli A Stahl, Eli A Stahl, Gerome Breen, Gerome Breen, Gerome Breen, Andreas J Forstner, Andreas J Forstner, Andreas J Forstner, Andreas J Forstner, Andreas J Forstner, Andreas J Forstner, Andrew McQuillin, Andrew McQuillin, Stephan Ripke, Stephan Ripke, Stephan Ripke, Stephan Ripke, Vassily Trubetskoy, Manuel Mattheisen, Manuel Mattheisen, Manuel Mattheisen, Manuel Mattheisen, Manuel Mattheisen, Yunpeng Wang, Yunpeng Wang, Jonathan R I Coleman, Jonathan R I Coleman, Heìleìna A Gaspar, Heìleìna A Gaspar, Christiaan A de Leeuw, Stacy Steinberg, Jennifer M Whitehead Pavlides, Maciej Trzaskowski, Tune H Pers, Tune H Pers, Peter A Holmans, Liam Abbott, Esben Agerbo, Esben Agerbo, Esben Agerbo, Huda Akil, Diego Albani, Ney Alliey-Rodriguez, Thomas D Als, Thomas D Als, Thomas D Als, Adebayo Anjorin, Verneri Antilla, Swapnil Awasthi, Judith A Badner, Marie Bækvad-Hansen, Marie Bækvad-Hansen, Jack D Barchas, Nicholas Bass, Michael Bauer, Richard Belliveau, Sarah E Bergen, Carsten Bøcker Pedersen, Carsten Bøcker Pedersen, Carsten Bøcker Pedersen, Erlend Bøen, Marco Boks, James Boocock, Monika Budde, William Bunney, Margit Burmeister, Jonas Bybjerg-Grauholm, Jonas Bybjerg-Grauholm, William Byerley, Miquel Casas, Miquel Casas, Miquel Casas, Miquel Casas, Felecia Cerrato, Pablo Cervantes, Kimberly Chambert, Alexander W Charney, Danfeng Chen, Claire Churchhouse, Claire Churchhouse, Toni-Kim Clarke, William Coryell, David W Craig, Cristiana Cruceanu, Cristiana Cruceanu, David Curtis, David Curtis, Piotr M Czerski, Anders M Dale, Anders M Dale, Anders M Dale, Anders M Dale, Simone de Jong, Simone de Jong, Franziska Degenhardt, Franziska Degenhardt, Jurgen Del-Favero, J Raymond DePaulo, Srdjan Djurovic, Srdjan Djurovic, Amanda L Dobbyn, Amanda L Dobbyn, Ashley Dumont, Torbjørn Elvsåshagen, Torbjørn Elvsåshagen, Valentina Escott-Price, Chun Chieh Fan, Sascha B Fischer, Sascha B Fischer, Matthew Flickinger, Tatiana M Foroud, Liz Forty, Josef Frank, Christine Fraser, Nelson B Freimer, Louise Friseìn, Louise Friseìn, Louise Friseìn, Katrin Gade, Katrin Gade, Diane Gage, Julie Garnham, Claudia Giambartolomei, Marianne Giørtz Pedersen, Marianne Giørtz Pedersen, Marianne Giørtz Pedersen, Jaqueline Goldstein, Scott D Gordon, Katherine Gordon-Smith, Elaine K Green, Melissa J Green, Tiffany A Greenwood, Jakob Grove, Jakob Grove, Jakob Grove, Jakob Grove, Weihua Guan, Joseì Guzman Parra, Marian L Hamshere, Martin Hautzinger, Urs Heilbronner, Stefan Herms, Stefan Herms, Stefan Herms, Stefan Herms, Maria Hipolito, Per Hoffmann, Per Hoffmann, Per Hoffmann, Per Hoffmann, Dominic Holland, Dominic Holland, Laura Huckins, Laura Huckins, Steìphane Jamain, Steìphane Jamain, Jessica S Johnson, Jessica S Johnson, Anders Jureìus, Radhika Kandaswamy, Robert Karlsson, James L Kennedy, James L Kennedy, James L Kennedy, James L Kennedy, Sarah Kittel-Schneider, Sarah V Knott, James A Knowles, James A Knowles, Manolis Kogevinas, Anna C Koller, Anna C Koller, Ralph Kupka, Ralph Kupka, Ralph Kupka, Catharina Lavebratt, Jacob Lawrence, William B Lawson, Markus Leber, Phil H Lee, Phil H Lee, Phil H Lee, Shawn E Levy, Jun Z Li, Chunyu Liu, Susanne Lucae, Anna Maaser, Anna Maaser, Donald J MacIntyre, Donald J MacIntyre, Pamela B Mahon, Pamela B Mahon, Wolfgang Maier, Lina Martinsson, Steve McCarroll, Steve McCarroll, Peter McGuffin, Melvin G McInnis, James D McKay, Helena Medeiros, Sarah E Medland, Fan Meng, Fan Meng, Lili Milani, Grant W Montgomery, Derek W Morris, Derek W Morris, Thomas W Mühleisen, Thomas W Mühleisen, Niamh Mullins, Hoang Nguyen, Hoang Nguyen, Caroline M Nievergelt, Caroline M Nievergelt, Annelie Nordin Adolfsson, Evaristus A Nwulia, Claire O’Donovan, Loes M Olde Loohuis, Anil P S Ori, Lilijana Oruc, Urban Ösby, Roy H Perlis, Roy H Perlis, Amy Perry, Andrea Pfennig, James B Potash, Shaun M Purcell, Shaun M Purcell, Eline J Regeer, Andreas Reif, Ceìline S Reinbold, Ceìline S Reinbold, John P Rice, Fabio Rivas, Margarita Rivera, Margarita Rivera, Panos Roussos, Panos Roussos, Panos Roussos, Douglas M Ruderfer, Euijung Ryu, Cristina Saìnchez-Mora, Cristina Saìnchez-Mora, Cristina Saìnchez-Mora, Alan F Schatzberg, William A Scheftner, Nicholas J Schork, Cynthia Shannon Weickert, Cynthia Shannon Weickert, Tatyana Shehktman, Paul D Shilling, Engilbert Sigurdsson, Claire Slaney, Olav B Smeland, Olav B Smeland, Olav B Smeland, Janet L Sobell, Christine Søholm Hansen, Christine Søholm Hansen, Anne T Spijker, David St Clair, Michael Steffens, John S Strauss, John S Strauss, Fabian Streit, Jana Strohmaier, Szabolcs Szelinger, Robert C Thompson, Thorgeir E Thorgeirsson, Jens Treutlein, Helmut Vedder, Weiqing Wang, Weiqing Wang, Stanley J Watson, Thomas W Weickert, Thomas W Weickert, Stephanie H Witt, Simon Xi, Wei Xu, Wei Xu, Allan H Young, Peter Zandi, Peng Zhang, Sebastian Zollner, Rolf Adolfsson, Ingrid Agartz, Ingrid Agartz, Ingrid Agartz, Martin Alda, Martin Alda, Lena Backlund, Bernhard T Baune, Frank Bellivier, Frank Bellivier, Frank Bellivier, Frank Bellivier, Wade H Berrettini, Joanna M Biernacka, Douglas H R Blackwood, Michael Boehnke, Anders D Børglum, Anders D Børglum, Anders D Børglum, Aiden Corvin, Nicholas Craddock, Mark J Daly, Mark J Daly, Udo Dannlowski, ToÞnu Esko, ToÞnu Esko, ToÞnu Esko, ToÞnu Esko, Bruno Etain, Bruno Etain, Bruno Etain, Bruno Etain, Mark Frye, Janice M Fullerton, Janice M Fullerton, Elliot S Gershon, Elliot S Gershon, Michael Gill, Fernando Goes, Maria Grigoroiu-Serbanescu, Joanna Hauser, David M Hougaard, David M Hougaard, Christina M Hultman, Ian Jones, Lisa A Jones, Reneì S Kahn, Reneì S Kahn, George Kirov, Mikael Landeìn, Mikael Landeìn, Marion Leboyer, Marion Leboyer, Marion Leboyer, Cathryn M Lewis, Cathryn M Lewis, Cathryn M Lewis, Qingqin S Li, Jolanta Lissowska, Nicholas G Martin, Nicholas G Martin, Fermin Mayoral, Susan L McElroy, Andrew M McIntosh, Andrew M McIntosh, Francis J McMahon, Ingrid Melle, Ingrid Melle, Andres Metspalu, Andres Metspalu, Philip B Mitchell, Gunnar Morken, Gunnar Morken, Ole Mors, Ole Mors, Preben Bo Mortensen, Preben Bo Mortensen, Preben Bo Mortensen, Preben Bo Mortensen, Bertram Müller-Myhsok, Bertram Müller-Myhsok, Bertram Müller-Myhsok, Richard M Myers, Benjamin M Neale, Benjamin M Neale, Benjamin M Neale, Vishwajit Nimgaonkar, Merete Nordentoft, Merete Nordentoft, Markus M Nöthen, Markus M Nöthen, Michael C O’Donovan, Ketil J Oedegaard, Ketil J Oedegaard, Michael J Owen, Sara A Paciga, Carlos Pato, Carlos Pato, Michele T Pato, Danielle Posthuma, Danielle Posthuma, Josep Antoni Ramos-Quiroga, Josep Antoni Ramos-Quiroga, Josep Antoni Ramos-Quiroga, Josep Antoni Ramos-Quiroga, Marta Ribaseìs, Marta Ribaseìs, Marta Ribaseìs, Marcella Rietschel, Guy A Rouleau, Guy A Rouleau, Martin Schalling, Peter R Schofield, Peter R Schofield, Thomas G Schulze, Thomas G Schulze, Thomas G Schulze, Thomas G Schulze, Thomas G Schulze, Alessandro Serretti, Jordan W Smoller, Jordan W Smoller, Jordan W Smoller, Hreinn Stefansson, Kari Stefansson, Kari Stefansson, Eystein Stordal, Eystein Stordal, Patrick F Sullivan, Patrick F Sullivan, Patrick F Sullivan, Gustavo Turecki, Arne E Vaaler, Eduard Vieta, John B Vincent, Thomas Werge, Thomas Werge, Thomas Werge, John I Nurnberger, Naomi R Wray, Naomi R Wray, Arianna Di Florio, Arianna Di Florio, Howard J Edenberg, Sven Cichon, Sven Cichon, Sven Cichon, Sven Cichon, Roel A Ophoff, Roel A Ophoff, Roel A Ophoff, Laura J Scott, Ole A Andreassen, Ole A Andreassen, John Kelsoe, John Kelsoe, Pamela Sklar, Pamela Sklar, Pamela Sklar, Pamela Sklar

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A population-based urinary and plasma metabolomics study of environmental exposure to cadmium by Yoshiki Ishibashi, Sei Harada, Yoko Eitaki, Ayako Kurihara, Suzuka Kato, Kazuyo Kuwabara, Miho Iida, Aya Hirata, Mizuki Sata, Minako Matsumoto, Takuma Shibuki, Tomonori Okamura, Daisuke Sugiyama, Asako Sato, Kaori Amano, Akiyoshi Hirayama, Masahiro Sugimoto, Tomoyoshi Soga, Masaru Tomita, Toru Takebayashi

“…Background: The application of metabolomics-based profiles in environmental epidemiological studies is a promising approach to refine the process of health risk assessment. …”
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Exposure to dietary polychlorinated biphenyls and dioxins, and its relationship with subclinical coronary atherosclerosis: The Aragon Workers' Health Study by Carolina Donat-Vargas, Belén Moreno-Franco, Martín Laclaustra, Helena Sandoval-Insausti, Estibaliz Jarauta, Pilar Guallar-Castillon

“…Keywords: Dietary polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), Subclinical coronary atherosclerosis, Nutritional and environmental epidemiology…”
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Risk perception in the population living near the Turin municipal solid waste incineration plant: survey results before start-up and communication strategies by Antonella Bena, Martina Gandini, Ennio Cadum, Enrico Procopio, Giuseppe Salamina, Manuela Orengia, Elena Farina

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Benefits of Mobile Phone Technology for Personal Environmental Monitoring by Donaire-Gonzalez, David, Valentín, Antònia, de Nazelle, Audrey, Ambros, Albert, Carrasco-Turigas, Glòria, Seto, Edmund, Jerrett, Michael, Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J

“…BackgroundTracking individuals in environmental epidemiological studies using novel mobile phone technologies can provide valuable information on geolocation and physical activity, which will improve our understanding of environmental exposures. …”
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Caribbean Consortium for Research in Environmental and Occupational Health (CCREOH) Cohort Study: influences of complex environmental exposures on maternal and child health in Suri... by Antoon W Grünberg, William Hawkins, Wilco Zijlmans, Jeffrey Wickliffe, Ashna Hindori-Mohangoo, Sigrid MacDonald-Ottevanger, Paul Ouboter, Gwendolyn Landburg, John Codrington, Jimmy Roosblad, Gaitree Baldewsingh, Radha Ramjatan, Anisma Gokoel, Firoz Abdoel Wahid, Lissa Fortes Soares, Cecilia Alcala, Esther Boedhoe, Arti Shankar, Emily Harville, S S Drury, Hannah Covert, Maureen Lichtveld

“…Purpose The Caribbean Consortium for Research in Environmental and Occupational Health prospective environmental epidemiologic cohort study addresses the impact of chemical and non-chemical environmental exposures on mother/child dyads in Suriname. …”
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Dengue Early Warning System as Outbreak Prediction Tool: A Systematic Review by Baharom M, Ahmad N, Hod R, Abdul Manaf MR

“…This systematic review highlights the benefits of integrating several epidemiological tools focusing on incorporating climatic, environmental, epidemiological and socioeconomic factors to create an early warning system. …”
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Costs of Air Pollution in California’s San Joaquin Valley: A Societal Perspective of the Burden of Asthma on Emergency Departments and Inpatient Care by Zarate-Gonzalez G, Brown P, Cisneros R

“…Asthma costs US$ 82 billion annually in healthcare costs, missed work and school in the US.Methods: Employing a societal perspective, a cost of illness design was combined with environmental epidemiological methods to analyze the economic impact of O3, NO2, and PM2.5-related adverse respiratory health outcomes amongst SJV residents who attended the emergency department (ED) or were hospitalized in 2016.Results: Asthma exacerbations monetized value ranged from US$ 3353 to US$ 5003 per ED visit and for hospital admissions US$ 2584 per inpatient day for adults 65 years and older to US$ 3023 per child. …”
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Arsenic exposure and serum antibody concentrations to diphtheria and tetanus toxoid in children at age 5: A prospective birth cohort in Bangladesh by Barrett M. Welch, Adam Branscum, Sharia M. Ahmed, Perry Hystad, Ellen Smit, Sakila Afroz, Meghan Megowan, Mostofa Golam, Md Omar Sharif Ibne Hasan, Mohammad L. Rahman, Quazi Quamruzzaman, David C. Christiani, Molly L. Kile

“…Keywords: Windows of susceptibility, Arsenic, Humoral immune function, Developmental immunotoxicity, Environmental epidemiology…”
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Factors influencing the development of otitis media among Sicilian children affected by upper respiratory tract infections by Francesco Martines, Pietro Salvago, Sergio Ferrara, Giuseppe Messina, Marianna Mucia, Fulvio Plescia, Federico Sireci

“…Upper respiratory tract infections in children are often associated with Eustachian tube dysfunction and complicated by otitis media, an inflammatory process within the middle ear. Environmental, epidemiologic and familial risk factors for otitis media (such as sex, socioeconomic and educational factors, smoke exposure, allergy or duration of breastfeeding) have been previously reported, but actually no data about their diffusion among Sicilian children with upper respiratory tract infections are available. …”
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Risk Assessment for People Exposed to PM_2.5 and Constituents at Different Vertical Heights in an Urban Area of Taiwan by Hsiu-Ling Chen, Chi-Pei Li, Chin-Sheng Tang, Shih-Chun Candice Lung, Hsiao-Chi Chuang, Da-Wei Chou, Li-Te Chang

“…Environmental epidemiological studies have consistently reported associations between ambient particulate matter (PM) concentrations and everyday mortality/morbidity. …”
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Physical and insecticidal durability of Interceptor®, Interceptor® G2, and PermaNet® 3.0 insecticide-treated nets in Burkina Faso: results of durability monitoring in three sites f... by Jacky Raharinjatovo, Roch Kounbobr Dabiré, Keith Esch, Dieudonné Diloma Soma, Aristide Hien, Tiecoura Camara, Mame Birame Diouf, Allison Belemvire, Lilia Gerberg, Taiwo Samson Awolola, Adama Koné, Djenam Jacob, Sophie Vandecandelaere, Marie Baes, Stephen Poyer

“…Three health districts were selected for their similar pyrethroid-resistance, environmental, epidemiological, and population profiles. Households were recruited after the mass campaign, with annual household questionnaire follow-ups over three years. …”
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Medication use as an outcome variable in environmental (noise) epidemiology by Lars Barregard, Stephen Stansfeld

“…In environmental epidemiological investigations, information on morbidity in terms of diagnoses are usually collected from registers or self-reports in questionnaires or interviews. …”
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Physical exposures in the work environment during pregnancy – a challenge for risk assessment by Jenny Selander

“…An association between exposure at the workplace and level of absence from work have been seen in a recent Danish study and in a recent review [22, 23).High quality environmental epidemiological studies have been of use when assessing the effect of occupational exposure during pregnancy to chemical and particle exposure on pregnancy complications and birth outcomes. …”
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