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Evaluating the Effects of Ambient Air Pollution on Life Expectancy by Krewski, Daniel

“…Air pollution is an important determinant of population health. In this issue of the Journal, Pope et al. 1 provide data that once again reinforce this…”
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Toxicity Testing in the 21st Century: Bringing the Vision to Life by Andersen, Melvin E., Krewski, Daniel

“…In 2007, the U.S. National Academy of Sciences released a report, Toxicity Testing in the 21st Century: A Vision and a Strategy, that envisions a…”
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Long-Term Ozone Exposure and Mortality in a Large Prospective Study by Turner, Michelle C, Jerrett, Michael, Pope, 3rd, C Arden, Krewski, Daniel, Gapstur, Susan M, Diver, W Ryan, Beckerman, Bernardo S, Marshall, Julian D, Su, Jason, Crouse, Daniel L, Burnett, Richard T

“…Tropospheric ozone (O3) is potentially associated with cardiovascular disease risk and premature death. Results from long-term epidemiological studies on O3…”
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Ischemic Heart Disease Mortality and Long-Term Exposure to Source-Related Components of U.S. Fine Particle Air Pollution by Thurston, George D, Burnett, Richard T, Turner, Michelle C, Shi, Yuanli, Krewski, Daniel, Lall, Ramona, Ito, Kazuhiko, Jerrett, Michael, Gapstur, Susan M, Diver, W Ryan, Pope, C Arden

“…Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution exposure has been identified as a global health threat. However, the types and sources of particles most…”
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Relationships Between Fine Particulate Air Pollution, Cardiometabolic Disorders, and Cardiovascular Mortality by Pope, C Arden, Turner, Michelle C, Burnett, Richard T, Jerrett, Michael, Gapstur, Susan M, Diver, W Ryan, Krewski, Daniel, Brook, Robert D

“…RATIONALE:Growing evidence suggests that long-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution contributes to risk of cardiovascular disease…”
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Reviewing the History of Pandemic Influenza: Understanding Patterns of Emergence and Transmission by Saunders-Hastings, Patrick R, Krewski, Daniel

“…For centuries, novel strains of influenza have emerged to produce human pandemics, causing widespread illness, death, and disruption. There have been four…”
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Ambient Air Pollution and Cancer Mortality in the Cancer Prevention Study II by Turner, Michelle C, Krewski, Daniel, Diver, W Ryan, Pope, 3rd, C Arden, Burnett, Richard T, Jerrett, Michael, Marshall, Julian D, Gapstur, Susan M

“…The International Agency for Research on Cancer classified both outdoor air pollution and airborne particulate matter as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1) for…”
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Thiazolidinedione drugs in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus: past, present and future by Davidson, Melissa A., Mattison, Donald R., Azoulay, Laurent, Krewski, Daniel

“…Thiazolidinedione (TZD) drugs used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have proven effective in improving insulin sensitivity, hyperglycemia,…”
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Health effects of radon: A review of the literature by Al-Zoughool, Mustafa, Krewski, Daniel

“…Purpose: Radon is natural radioactive noble gas that can be found in soil, water, outdoor and indoor air. Exposure to radon accounts for more that 50% of the…”
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Systematic review of potential health risks posed by pharmaceutical, occupational and consumer exposures to metallic and nanoscale aluminum, aluminum oxides, aluminum hydroxide and its soluble salts by Willhite, Calvin C., Karyakina, Nataliya A., Yokel, Robert A., Yenugadhati, Nagarajkumar, Wisniewski, Thomas M., Arnold, Ian M.F., Momoli, Franco, Krewski, Daniel

“…Abstract Aluminum (Al) is a ubiquitous substance encountered both naturally (as the third most abundant element) and intentionally (used in water, foods,…”
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Long-term Ambient Fine Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Lung Cancer in a Large Cohort of Never-Smokers by TURNER, Michelle C, KREWSKI, Daniel, ARDEN POPE, C, YUE CHEN, GAPSTUR, Susan M, THUN, Michael J

“…There is compelling evidence that acute and chronic exposure to ambient fine particulate matter (PM(2.5)) air pollution increases cardiopulmonary mortality…”
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Radon interventions around the globe: A systematic review by Khan, Selim M., Gomes, James, Krewski, Daniel R.

“…Radon is the primary source of environmental radiation exposure posing a significant human health risk in cold countries. In Canada, most provinces have…”
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Public health benefits of strategies to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions: health implications of short-lived greenhouse pollutants by Smith, Kirk R, Prof, Jerrett, Michael, PhD, Anderson, H Ross, Prof, Burnett, Richard T, PhD, Stone, Vicki, Prof, Derwent, Richard, Prof, Atkinson, Richard W, PhD, Cohen, Aaron, ScD, Shonkoff, Seth B, MPH, Krewski, Daniel, Prof, Pope, C Arden, Prof, Thun, Michael J, MD, Thurston, George, Prof

“…Summary In this report we review the health effects of three short-lived greenhouse pollutants—black carbon, ozone, and sulphates. We undertook new…”
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Effectiveness of personal protective measures in reducing pandemic influenza transmission: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Saunders-Hastings, Patrick, Crispo, James A.G, Sikora, Lindsey, Krewski, Daniel

“…Highlights • We review the effectiveness of PPMs against pandemic influenza infection. • Hand hygiene provided a significant protective effect. • Facemask use…”
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Risk Perception and Disaster Preparedness in Immigrants and Canadian‐Born Adults: Analysis of a National Survey on Similarities and Differences by Yong, An Gie, Lemyre, Louise, Pinsent, Celine, Krewski, Daniel

“…Research has documented that immigrants tend to experience more negative consequences from natural disasters compared to native‐born individuals, although…”
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Comparing the Health Effects of Ambient Particulate Matter Estimated Using Ground-Based versus Remote Sensing Exposure Estimates by Jerrett, Michael, Turner, Michelle C, Beckerman, Bernardo S, Pope, C Arden, van Donkelaar, Aaron, Martin, Randall V, Serre, Marc, Crouse, Dan, Gapstur, Susan M, Krewski, Daniel, Diver, W Ryan, Coogan, Patricia F, Thurston, George D, Burnett, Richard T

“…Remote sensing (RS) is increasingly used for exposure assessment in epidemiological and burden of disease studies, including those investigating whether…”
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Conceptualizing the healthscape: Contributions of time geography, location technologies and spatial ecology to place and health research by Rainham, Daniel, McDowell, Ian, Krewski, Daniel, Sawada, Mike

“…Geomatics and related technologies allow for the application of integrated approaches to the analysis of individual spatial and temporal activities in the…”
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Assessing the State of Knowledge Regarding the Effectiveness of Interventions to Contain Pandemic Influenza Transmission: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis by Saunders-Hastings, Patrick, Reisman, Jane, Krewski, Daniel

“…Influenza pandemics occur when a novel influenza strain, to which humans are immunologically naïve, emerges to cause infection and illness on a global scale…”
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Quantifying the health impacts of ambient air pollutants: recommendations of a WHO/Europe project by Héroux, Marie-Eve, Anderson, H. Ross, Atkinson, Richard, Brunekreef, Bert, Cohen, Aaron, Forastiere, Francesco, Hurley, Fintan, Katsouyanni, Klea, Krewski, Daniel, Krzyzanowski, Michal, Künzli, Nino, Mills, Inga, Querol, Xavier, Ostro, Bart, Walton, Heather

“…Objective Quantitative estimates of air pollution health impacts have become an increasingly critical input to policy decisions. The WHO project “Health risks…”
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Estimates of global mortality attributable to particulate air pollution using satellite imagery by EVANS, Jessica, DONKELAAR, Aaron Van, MARTIN, Randall V, BURNETT, Richard, RAINHAM, Daniel G, BIRKETT, Nicholas J, KREWSKI, Daniel

“…Epidemiological studies of the health effects of air pollution have traditionally relied upon ground-monitoring stations to measure ambient concentrations…”
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