Search Results - "Nieuwenhuijsen, M. J"

Replacing car trips by increasing bike and public transport in the greater Barcelona metropolitan area: A health impact assessment study by Rojas-Rueda, D., de Nazelle, A., Teixidó, O., Nieuwenhuijsen, M.J.

“…Estimate the health risks and benefits of mode shifts from car to cycling and public transport in the metropolitan area of Barcelona, Spain. We conducted a…”
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Health impact assessment of increasing public transport and cycling use in Barcelona: A morbidity and burden of disease approach by Rojas-Rueda, D, de Nazelle, A, Teixidó, O, Nieuwenhuijsen, MJ

“…Abstract Objective Quantify the health impacts on morbidity of reduced car trips and increased public transport and cycling trips. Methods A health impact…”
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Determinants of Personal Exposure to PM2.5, Ultrafine Particle Counts, and CO in a Transport Microenvironment by Kaur, S, Nieuwenhuijsen, M. J

“…Short-term human exposure concentrations to PM2.5, ultrafine particle counts (particle range: 0.02−1 μm), and carbon monoxide (CO) were investigated at and…”
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Premature Mortality of 2050 High Bike Use Scenarios in 17 Countries by Egiguren, Julen, Nieuwenhuijsen, M J, Rojas-Rueda, David

“…Biking plays a significant role in urban mobility and has been suggested as a tool to promote public health. A recent study has proposed 2050 global biking…”
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Water disinfection by-products and bladder cancer: is there a European specificity? A pooled and meta-analysis of European case–control studies by Costet, N, Villanueva, C M, Jaakkola, J J K, Kogevinas, M, Cantor, K P, King, W D, Lynch, C F, Nieuwenhuijsen, M J, Cordier, S

“…Several epidemiological studies suggested an association between the risk of bladder cancer and the exposure to trihalomethanes (THMs), the main disinfection…”
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Fine particulate matter and carbon monoxide exposure concentrations in urban street transport microenvironments by Kaur, S., Nieuwenhuijsen, M.J., Colvile, R.N.

“…Personal exposure studies are crucial alongside microenvironment and ambient studies in order to get a better understanding of the health risks posed by fine…”
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Arterial blood pressure responses to short-term exposure to low and high traffic-related air pollution with and without moderate physical activity by Kubesch, N, De Nazelle, A, Guerra, S, Westerdahl, D, Martinez, D, Bouso, L, Carrasco-Turigas, G, Hoffmann, B, Nieuwenhuijsen, MJ

“…Background Short-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) has been associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes. Physical activity (PA) in…”
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Swimming pool attendance and risk of asthma and allergic symptoms in children by Font-Ribera, L, Kogevinas, M, Zock, J-P, Nieuwenhuijsen, M. J, Heederik, D, Villanueva, C. M

“…Increased asthma risk has been associated with pool attendance in children but evidence is inconsistent and inconclusive. A survey was conducted of 3,223…”
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Health impacts of bike sharing systems in Europe by Otero, I., Nieuwenhuijsen, M.J., Rojas-Rueda, D.

“…Bike-sharing systems (BSS) have been implemented in several cities around the world as policies to mitigate climate change, reduce traffic congestion, and…”
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Pedestrian exposure to air pollution along a major road in Central London, UK by Kaur, S., Nieuwenhuijsen, M.J., Colvile, R.N.

“…Pedestrian exposure to PM 2.5, the loss of reflectance (‘blackness’) of the PM 2.5 filters, ultrafine particle counts (particle range: 0.02–1 μm) and carbon…”
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The association between natural outdoor environments and common somatic symptoms by Watson, C., Nieuwenhuijsen, M.J., Triguero-Mas, M., Cirach, M., Maas, J., Gidlow, C., Kruize, H., Andrusaityte, S., Grazuleviciene, R., Zijlema, W.L.

“…There is growing evidence that urban natural outdoor environments (NOE) may positively impact health by reducing stress and stress-related symptoms. However,…”
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Climate and group B streptococci colonisation during pregnancy: present implications and future concerns by Dadvand, P, Basagana, X, Figueras, F, Sunyer, J, Nieuwenhuijsen, MJ

“…Please cite this paper as: Dadvand P, Basagana X, Figueras F, Sunyer J, Nieuwenhuijsen M. Climate and group B streptococci colonisation during…”
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Design of exposure questionnaires for epidemiological studies by Nieuwenhuijsen, M J

“…Questionnaires may be the method of choice for assessing exposure because no other sources of information are available, or because they provide the most…”
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Environmental, health, wellbeing, social and equity effects of urban green space interventions: A meta-narrative evidence synthesis by Hunter, R.F., Cleland, C., Cleary, A., Droomers, M., Wheeler, B.W., Sinnett, D., Nieuwenhuijsen, M.J., Braubach, M.

“…As populations become increasingly urbanised, the preservation of urban green space (UGS) becomes paramount. UGS is not just dedicated recreational space such…”
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Distribution and determinants of trihalomethane concentrations in indoor swimming pools by Chu, H, Nieuwenhuijsen, M J

“…Objectives: For many decades chlorination has been used as a major disinfectant process for public drinking and swimming pool water in many countries. However,…”
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Dispersion of As and selected heavy metals around a coal-burning power station in central Slovakia by Keegan, T.J., Farago, M.E., Thornton, I., Hong, Bing, Colvile, R.N., Pesch, B., Jakubis, P., Nieuwenhuijsen, M.J.

“…A power station in central Slovakia emitted arsenic (As) in large quantities for over 30 years as a result of burning As-rich brown coal. Nowadays emissions of…”
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Fine particle (PM 2.5) personal exposure levels in transport microenvironments, London, UK by Adams, H.S, Nieuwenhuijsen, M.J, Colvile, R.N, McMullen, M.A.S, Khandelwal, P

“…In order to investigate a specific area of short-term, non-occupational, human exposure to fine particulate air pollution, measurements of personal exposure to…”
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Use of biocides and insect repellents and risk of hypospadias by Dugas, J, Nieuwenhuijsen, M J, Martinez, D, Iszatt, N, Nelson, P, Elliott, P

“…BackgroundThe relationship between the use of biocides and insect repellents and the risk of hypospadias was examined in a large case–control study in the…”
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Health equity and burden of childhood asthma - related to air pollution in Barcelona by Pierangeli, I., Nieuwenhuijsen, M.J., Cirach, M., Rojas-Rueda, D.

“…Air pollution is one of the major health risk factors in urban populations. Air pollution has been associated with asthma in children. Air pollution has also…”
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The association between green space and depressive symptoms in pregnant women: moderating roles of socioeconomic status and physical activity by McEachan, R R C, Prady, S L, Smith, G, Fairley, L, Cabieses, B, Gidlow, C, Wright, J, Dadvand, P, van Gent, D, Nieuwenhuijsen, M J

“…BackgroundThe current study explored the association between green space and depression in a deprived, multiethnic sample of pregnant women, and examined…”
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