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Joel Schwartz

Harvard School of Public Health
Verified email at hsph.harvard.edu
Cited by 176180

Association of fine particulate matter from different sources with daily mortality in six US cities.

…, LM Neas, DW Dockery, J Schwartz - Environmental health …, 2000 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Previously we reported that fine particle mass (particulate matter [less than and equal to] 2.5
microm; PM(2.5)), which is primarily from combustion sources, but not coarse particle mass, …

Air pollution and hospital admissions for cardiovascular disease in Detroit, Michigan

J Schwartz, R Morris - American journal of epidemiology, 1995 - academic.oup.com
In the December 1952 smog disaster in London, a substantial increase in mortality was
closely associated with the increase in air pollution. Deaths from cardiovascular causes were …

[HTML][HTML] Mortality risk attributable to high and low ambient temperature: a multicountry observational study

…, M Hashizume, E Lavigne, A Zanobetti, J Schwartz… - The lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
Background Although studies have provided estimates of premature deaths attributable to
either heat or cold in selected countries, none has so far offered a systematic assessment …

Exposure measurement error in time-series studies of air pollution: concepts and consequences.

…, F Dominici, JM Samet, J Schwartz… - Environmental …, 2000 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Misclassification of exposure is a well-recognized inherent limitation of epidemiologic studies
of disease and the environment. For many agents of interest, exposures take place over …

Air pollution and children's health

J Schwartz - Pediatrics, 2004 - publications.aap.org
Children’s exposure to air pollution is a special concern because their immune system and
lungs are not fully developed when exposure begins, raising the possibility of different …

Reduction in fine particulate air pollution and mortality: extended follow-up of the Harvard Six Cities study

F Laden, J Schwartz, FE Speizer… - American journal of …, 2006 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: A large body of epidemiologic literature has found an association of increased
fine particulate air pollution (PM 2.5 ) with acute and chronic mortality. The effect of …

[HTML][HTML] Air pollution and mortality in the Medicare population

…, C Choirat, F Dominici, JD Schwartz - … England Journal of …, 2017 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Studies have shown that long-term exposure to air pollution increases mortality.
However, evidence is limited for air-pollution levels below the most recent National Ambient …

Air pollution and daily mortality: a review and meta analysis

J Schwartz - Environmental research, 1994 - Elsevier
The air pollution disaster in London in 1952 established that very high levels of particulate-based
smog can cause dramatic increases in daily mortality. Recently, more than a dozen …

[HTML][HTML] Fine particulate air pollution and its components in association with cause-specific emergency admissions

A Zanobetti, M Franklin, P Koutrakis, J Schwartz - Environmental Health, 2009 - Springer
Background Although the association between exposure to particulate matter and health is
well established, there remains uncertainty as to whether certain chemical components are …

Passive smoking exposure in adults and chronic respiratory symptoms (SAPALDIA Study). Swiss Study on Air Pollution and Lung Diseases in Adults, SAPALDIA …

P Leuenberger, J Schwartz… - American journal of …, 1994 - atsjournals.org
The association between passive exposure to tobacco smoke and respiratory symptoms
was examined in a sample of 4,197 never-smoking adults. They constituted the never-smoking …