# overview
Dr. Xu is an environmental epidemiologist whose research focuses on studying the health impacts of global or emerging environmental exposures such as air pollution, climate change, and hydraulic fracture. He is interested in conducting community-engaged research to understand the impacts of physical, chemical, and biological environmental factors on public health and aims to promote a healthy and safe environment through interventions and education.

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Alzheimer's Disease Including Alzheimer's Disease Related Dementias (ad/adrd)

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Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity

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6 Evaluation Of Treatments And Therapeutic Interventions

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Perinatal Period - Conditions Originating In Perinatal Period

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2.3 Psychological, Social And Economic Factors

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The National Health And Nutrition Examination Survey

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Physical Injury - Accidents And Adverse Effects

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Long-term Fluctuations Of Testosterone Levels

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2.2 Factors Relating To The Physical Environment

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Alzheimer's Disease Including Alzheimer's Disease Related Dementias (ad/adrd)

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United States Environmental Protection Agency

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Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity

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Fudan University - (Shanghai, Shanghai, China)

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Zhejiang University - (Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China)

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University of Pittsburgh - (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States)

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Association of Atmospheric Particulate Matter and Ozone with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.

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Risk of Cesarean Section Delivery among Live Births Exposed to Anti-Diabetic Agents during the First Trimester of Pregnancy

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Traumatic Brain Injury Related Hospitalizations: Factors Associated with In-hospital Mortality among Elderly Patients Hospitalized with a TBI.

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Prevalence of hearing loss in Black and White elders: results of the Cardiovascular Health Study.

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American Speech Language Hearing Association

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Association of residential road proximity with cognitive decline and dementia: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study

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Racial Differences in Age-Related Variations of Testosterone Levels Among US Males: Potential Implications for Prostate Cancer and Personalized Medication.

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Ambient Air Pollution and Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

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Racial differences in the effects of postnatal environmental tobacco smoke on neurodevelopment.

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Association of blood cotinine level with cognitive and physical performance in non-smoking older adults.

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Status and determinants of individual actions to reduce health impacts of air pollution in US adults.

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Testosterone Therapy Reduces Cardiovascular Risk Among Hypogonadal Men: A Prospective Cohort Study in Germany

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The effects of birthweight and breastfeeding on asthma among children aged 1-5 years.

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Application of the Navigation Guide systematic review methodology and meta-analysis to evaluate the association between prenatal particulate matter air pollution exposure and birth weight

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Coarse particles and mortality in three Chinese cities: the China Air Pollution and Health Effects Study (CAPES).

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Associations between blood lead level and substance use among adults in the United States

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Ambient air pollution and hypertensive disorder of pregnancy.

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Cardiovascular Benefits of Fish-Oil Supplementation Against Fine Particulate Air Pollution in China.

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P5088Significant reduction of Framingham risk score in hypogonadal men receiving long-term testosterone therapy: real-life evidence from a 10-year registry

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Stock volatility and stroke mortality in a Chinese population.

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Risk of cancer as a result of community exposure to gasoline vapors.

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Current opinion on the role of testosterone in the development of prostate cancer: a dynamic model.

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THE EFFECT OF ATMOSPHERIC PARTICULATE MATTER ON SURVIVAL OF BREAST CANCER AMONG US FEMALES.

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Estimation of short-term effects of air pollution on stroke hospital admissions in Wuhan, China.

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PM10 air pollution exposure during pregnancy and term low birth weight in Allegheny County, PA, 1994-2000.

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The association between long-term PM2.5 exposure and late-life amyloid burden in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study cohort

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Studying associations between urinary metabolites of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and cardiovascular diseases in the United States.

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Potential health impacts of heavy metals on HIV-infected population in USA.

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Estimating the Prevalence of Heat-Related Symptoms and Sun Safety-Related Behavior among Latino Farmworkers in Eastern North Carolina.

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The Associations of Dietary Copper With Cognitive Outcomes.

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Risk of leukemia as a result of community exposure to gasoline vapors: a follow-up study.

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WITHDRAWN: Current opinion in the role of testosterone in the development of prostate cancer: A dynamic model

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Acute effects of air pollution on asthma hospitalization in Shanghai, China.

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Predicting regional space-time variation of PM2.5 with land-use regression model and MODIS data.

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Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS): a significant contributor to the overall burden of type 2 diabetes in women.

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Recent testosterone drop-off and risk of cardiovascular events.

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Associations Between Residential Proximity to Power Plants and Adverse Birth Outcomes.

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Population attributable risks of neurobehavioral disorders due to low birth weight in US children.

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Association between exposure to alkylbenzenes and cardiovascular disease among National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) participants.

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Risk of Preterm Delivery among Live Births Exposed to Anti-diabetic Agents during the First Trimester of Pregnancy

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Association between ozone exposure and onset of stroke in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA, 1994-2000.

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Association of residential road proximity with cognitive decline and dementia: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study

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Studying the effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on peripheral arterial disease in the United States.

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The Associations of Dietary Copper with Incident Dementia: The Atherosclerosis Risks in Community (ARIC) Study

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Serum folate levels and urinary arsenic methylation profiles in the US population: NHANES, 2003-2012.

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Assessing Impact of Household Intervention on Indoor Air Quality and Health of Children with Asthma in the US-Mexico Border: A Pilot Study.

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Body burden of heavy metals among HIV high risk population in USA.

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The effect of arginine on oral biofilm communities.

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Impact of extreme temperature on hospital admission in Shanghai, China.

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Family history of prostate cancer and age-related trend of testosterone levels among US males: NHANES 2003-2004.

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Birth weight as a risk factor for breast cancer: a meta-analysis of 18 epidemiological studies.

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Size-fractionated particulate air pollution and circulating biomarkers of inflammation, coagulation, and vasoconstriction in a panel of young adults.

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UCH-L1 and GFAP Serum Levels in Neonates with Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy: A Single Center Pilot Study.

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The cold effects on circulatory inflammation, thrombosis and vasoconstriction in type 2 diabetic patients.

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The association of long-term exposure to criteria air pollutants, fine particulate matter components, and airborne trace metals with late-life brain amyloid burden in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study.

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Early Menarche and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus at First Live Birth.

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Air quality and outpatient visits for asthma in adults during the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing.

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Associations between exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and glucose homeostasis as well as metabolic syndrome in nondiabetic adults.

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Temperature modifies the acute effect of particulate air pollution on mortality in eight Chinese cities.

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Association Between Health Insurance and Race With Mortality From Trauma: a Retrospective Study

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Potential selection bias associated with using geocoded birth records for epidemiologic research.

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The effects of ambient temperature on outpatient visits for varicella and herpes zoster in Shanghai, China: a time-series study.

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Association Between Obesity Exposure and Insomnia in the U.S. Population

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The effects of air pollution on adverse birth outcomes.

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Area-level socioeconomic position and repeat mammography screening use: results from the 2005 National Health Interview Survey.

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American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

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Testosterone therapy may reduce prostate cancer risk due to testosterone deficiency at a young age via stabilizing serum testosterone levels.

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Surveys of community garden affiliates and soils in Houston, Texas.

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Predictors of Recall Error in Self-Report of Age at Alcohol Use Onset.

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Health effects of air pollution on length of respiratory cancer survival.

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Decreasing trend in passive tobacco smoke exposure and association with asthma in U.S. children.

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Caveolin-1: a critical regulator of lung fibrosis in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

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Comparison of PM2.5 air pollution exposure estimates at WHIMS participant locations based on different modelling approaches and impact on health effects estimation

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Ozone exposure leads to changes in airway permeability, microbiota and metabolome: a randomised, double-blind, crossover trial.

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Alternative ozone metrics and daily mortality in Suzhou: the China Air Pollution and Health Effects Study (CAPES).

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Fine particulate air pollution and daily mortality in Shenyang, China.

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Mortality Rates and Cause of Death Among Former Prison Inmates in North Carolina.

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16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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Longitudinal Effect of Ambient Air Pollution and Pollen Exposure on Asthma Control: The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Pediatric Asthma Study.

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The effect of atmospheric particulate matter on survival of breast cancer among US females.

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Case study. Behavior and perception of using safety gear among commercial landscapers: a pilot study.

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Demographic and clinical factors associated with persistent symptoms after West Nile virus infection.

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American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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Smartphone-assisted spatial data collection improves geographic information quality: pilot study using a birth records dataset.

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The Association of Long-Term Exposure to Particulate Matter Air Pollution with Brain MRI Findings: The ARIC Study.

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Ambient ozone pollution as a risk factor for skin disorders.

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Comparison of PM2.5 concentrations estimated using eleven different methods and their associations with cognitive outcomes in the ARIC cohort

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Association between fine particulate matter chemical constituents and airway inflammation: A panel study among healthy adults in China.

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Eastern Carolina Asthma Prevention Program (ECAPP): An Environmental Intervention Study Among Rural and Underserved Children with Asthma in Eastern North Carolina.

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Developing a guideline for measuring the total number concentration of engineering nanomaterials in workplaces in China.

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A Review of Epidemiological Research on Adverse Neurological Effects of Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution.

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Case-crossover analysis of air pollution and cardiorespiratory hospitalizations: using routinely collected health and environmental data for tracking: science and data.

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Cardiopulmonary benefits of reducing indoor particles of outdoor origin: a randomized, double-blind crossover trial of air purifiers.

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The association between longterm PM2.5 exposure and latelife amyloid burden in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study cohort

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Differentiating the associations of black carbon and fine particle with daily mortality in a Chinese city.

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Associations of serum concentrations of organochlorine pesticides with breast cancer and prostate cancer in U.S. adults.

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Does ambient CO have protective effect for COPD patient?

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Pediatric asthma hospitalization: individual and environmental characteristics of high utilizers in South Texas.

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Time-varying testosterone level and risk of myocardial infarction and stroke among hypogonadal men: a longitudinal study in Germany

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Fine Particulate Air Pollution and Daily Mortality. A Nationwide Analysis in 272 Chinese Cities.

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High-mobility group box 1 at the time of parturition in women with gestational diabetes mellitus.

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Predictors of residential location change in the ARIC Study

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Sun safety among farmers and farmworkers: a review.

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Association of ambient air pollution with hospital outpatient and emergency room visits in Shanghai, China.

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Ambient carbon monoxide and daily mortality in three Chinese cities: the China Air Pollution and Health Effects Study (CAPES).

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Assessment of personal protective equipment use among farmers in eastern North Carolina: a cross-sectional study.

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Days with both extreme heat and extreme air pollution are becoming more common  which cant be a good thing for global health

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Associations between blood lead level and substance use and sexually transmitted infection risk among adults in the United States.

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Dynamic Patterns of Testosterone Levels in Individuals and Risk of Prostate Cancer among Hypogonadal Men: A Longitudinal Study.

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Ozone Exposure, Glucose Homeostasis and Insulin Resistance in the U.S.A.

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Residential pesticide use is associated with children's respiratory symptoms.

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Asthma prevalence and school-related hazardous air pollutants in the US-Mxico border area.

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The effects of heat stress and its effect modifiers on stroke hospitalizations in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

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Ambient air pollution and hospital admission in Shanghai, China.

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Glutathione S-transferase M1 (GSTM1) and glutathione S-transferase T1 (GSTT1) null polymorphisms, smoking, and their interaction in oral cancer: a HuGE review and meta-analysis.

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Association between prenatal exposures to ambient air pollution and birthweight

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Associations between occurrence of birth defects and hydraulic fracturing activities in Barnett shale region, Texas.

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Fine Particulate Matter Constituents, Nitric Oxide Synthase DNA Methylation and Exhaled Nitric Oxide.

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Characteristics of movers and predictors of residential mobility in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) cohort.

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Particulate air pollution and mortality in a cohort of Chinese men.

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The relationship of ambient ozone and PM(2.5) levels and asthma emergency department visits: possible influence of gender and ethnicity.

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Ozone and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in Florida: Identifying critical windows of exposure.

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A population-based study of smoking, serum cotinine and exhaled nitric oxide among asthmatics and a healthy population in the USA.

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Cigarette smoking and the risk of adult leukemia: results from the Three Mile Island cohort study.

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Risk of Preeclampsia among Live Births Exposed to Anti-diabetic Agents during the First Trimester of Pregnancy

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Particulate air pollution and circulating biomarkers among type 2 diabetic mellitus patients: the roles of particle size and time windows of exposure.

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Clinically occult prostate cancer cases may distort the effect of testosterone replacement therapy on risk of PCa.

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Association between Ambient Air Pollution and Hospital Length of Stay among Children with Asthma in South Texas.

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Acute effect of ambient air pollution on stroke mortality in the China air pollution and health effects study.

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Effects of the home-based educational intervention on health outcomes among primarily Hispanic children with asthma: a quasi-experimental study.

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Effect of Ambient Air Pollution on Hospital Readmissions among the Pediatric Asthma Patient Population in South Texas: A Case-Crossover Study.

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Ambient air pollution and daily mortality in Anshan, China: a time-stratified case-crossover analysis.

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Oral arginine metabolism may decrease the risk for dental caries in children.

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A systematic assessment of carcinogenicity of chemicals in hydraulic-fracturing fluids and flowback water.

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Applying and Integrating Urban Contamination Factors into Community Garden Siting

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Urinary trichlorophenol levels and increased risk of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder among US school-aged children.

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Cardiovascular Benefits of Wearing Particulate-Filtering Respirators: A Randomized Crossover Trial.

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Prevalence of hearing loss in black and white elders: Results of the cardiovascular health study

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Florida county health department, environmental health 2006 survey: do rural counties know "what to do' in a chemical or all-hazards event?

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The Benefits and Challenges of Managing Asthma in Hispanic Families in South Texas: A Mixed-Methods Study.

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Significant reduction of Framingham risk score in hypogonadal men receiving long-term testosterone therapy: real-life evidence from a 10-year registry

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A land use regression model of nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate matter in a complex urban core in Lanzhou, China.

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Associations Between Ambient Air Pollution and Adverse Birth Outcomes in Florida

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National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - (Durham, North Carolina, United States)

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DHHS-NIH-National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

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Working On Capacity Building To Improve Childrens Environmental Health

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Environmental Protection Agency - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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Texas A&M Health Science Center; Epidemiology & Biostatistics; 1266 TAMUS

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Days with both extreme heat and extreme air pollution are becoming more common - which can't be a good thing for global health

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Days With Both Extreme Heat And Air Pollution In South Asia Are Becoming More Common