Search Results - "Ikin, Jillian F"
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Somatic symptoms, psychological distress and trauma after disasters: lessons from the 2014 Hazelwood mine fire and 2019–20 Black Summer bushfires
Published in BMC public health (18-08-2023)“…Abstract Background Wildfires cause significant physical and mental ill-health. How physical and mental symptoms interact following wildfire smoke exposure is…”
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Sociodemographic circumstances, health, and life experience shape posttraumatic distress trajectories among individuals exposed to smoke during a large‐scale coal mine fire
Published in Journal of traumatic stress (01-04-2023)“…The 2014 Hazelwood coal mine fire in the Latrobe Valley, Australia, distributed toxic smoke into surrounding communities over 45 days. This study investigated…”
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Exposure to mine fire related particulate matter and mortality: A time series analysis from the Hazelwood Health Study
Published in Chemosphere (Oxford) (01-12-2021)“…In 2014, the Morwell brown coal mine, located in the Latrobe Valley of South eastern Australia, caught fire covering nearby areas in plumes of smoke over a…”
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Long-term impact of the 2014 Hazelwood coal mine fire on emergency department presentations in Australia
Published in Environmental research (15-04-2023)“…In 2014, wildfires ignited a coal mine in Australia, burning for 6 weeks, releasing large amounts of fine particulate matter ≤2.5 μm in diameter (PM2.5). We…”
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Long-term effects of a coalmine fire on hospital and ambulance use: An interrupted time series study
Published in Environmental research (15-11-2024)“…In 2014, the Hazelwood coalmine fire in regional Victoria, Australia shrouded nearby communities in smoke for six weeks. Prior investigations identified…”
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Does diet quality moderate the long-term effects of discrete but extreme PM2.5 exposure on respiratory symptoms? A study of the Hazelwood coalmine fire
Published in Environmental research (01-07-2024)“…In 2014, a fire at an open cut coalmine in regional Victoria, Australia burned for 6 weeks. Residents of the nearby town of Morwell were exposed to smoke,…”
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Comorbidity of PTSD and depression in Korean War veterans: Prevalence, predictors, and impairment
Published in Journal of affective disorders (01-09-2010)“…Abstract Background Rates of PTSD and depression are high in Korean War veterans. The prevalence and impact of the two disorders occurring comorbidly, however,…”
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Long-term impacts of coal mine fire-emitted PM2.5 on hospitalisation: a longitudinal analysis of the Hazelwood Health Study
Published in International journal of epidemiology (18-02-2022)“…Abstract Background Little is known about the long-term health impacts of exposures to landscape fire smoke. We aimed to evaluate the association between…”
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The impact of the Hazelwood coal mine fire smoke exposure on asthma
Published in The Journal of asthma (01-02-2022)“…In 2014, a fire at an open cut coal mine in South-eastern Australia burned for about 6 weeks. Residents of the adjacent town were exposed to high levels of…”
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Fine particulate matter exposure and medication dispensing during and after a coal mine fire: A time series analysis from the Hazelwood Health Study
Published in Environmental pollution (1987) (01-03-2019)“…Limited research has examined the impacts of coal mine fire smoke on human health. The aim of this study was to assess the association between prolonged smoke…”
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Coal-mine fire-related fine particulate matter and medical-service utilization in Australia: a time-series analysis from the Hazelwood Health Study
Published in International journal of epidemiology (01-02-2020)“…Abstract Background This study assessed the association between coal-mine-fire-related fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and medical-service utilization,…”
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Cancer incidence after an open cut coal mine fire
Published in Cancer epidemiology (01-10-2024)“…Using population-level cancer diagnosis data, we compared cancer incidence in locations affected by smoke from a six week-long open cut coal mine fire in…”
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Associations between Respiratory Health Outcomes and Coal Mine Fire PM2.5 Smoke Exposure: A Cross-Sectional Study
Published in International journal of environmental research and public health (01-11-2019)“…In 2014, wildfires ignited a fire in the Morwell open cut coal mine, Australia, which burned for six weeks. This study examined associations between…”
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Adults Exposed to Fine Particles from a Coal Mine Fire
Published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society (01-02-2022)“…In 2014, the Hazelwood open-cut coal mine in southeastern Australia burned for 6 weeks, exposing nearby residents to high concentrations of fine particulate…”
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Associations between self‐reported respiratory symptoms and non‐specific psychological distress following exposure to a prolonged landscape fire
Published in Stress and health (01-04-2022)“…We investigated the association between respiratory symptoms and psychological distress in the context of a prolonged smoke event, and evaluated whether smoke…”
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Markers of Cardiovascular Disease among Adults Exposed to Smoke from the Hazelwood Coal Mine Fire
Published in International journal of environmental research and public health (08-02-2021)“…Little research has examined the effects of high concentration, medium-duration smoke exposure on cardiovascular health. We investigated whether six weeks of…”
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Vascular Responses Among Adults Four Years Post Exposure to 6 Weeks of Smoke from the Hazelwood Coal Mine Fire
Published in Vascular health and risk management (30-04-2022)“…Mega-wild fires are exposing large communities to weeks or months of high concentration smoke-related fine particulate air pollution (PM). However, little…”
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Reproductive health of male Australian veterans of the 1991 Gulf War
Published in BMC public health (16-05-2007)“…Since the 1991 Gulf War concerns have been raised about the effects of deployment to the Gulf War on veterans' health. Studies of the reproductive health of…”
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Developing a brief depression screen and identifying associations with comorbid physical and psychological illness in Australian Gulf War veterans
Published in Journal of psychosomatic research (01-12-2015)“…Abstract Objective : Major depression occurs frequently in veterans, and is associated with comorbid psychological and physical disorders and poorer quality of…”
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Increased symptom reporting persists in 1990-1991 Gulf War veterans 20 years post deployment
Published in American journal of industrial medicine (01-12-2015)“…Background Following the 1990–1991 Gulf War, Gulf War veterans (veterans) reported health symptoms more commonly than non‐deployed groups. This article…”
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