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Biography

Rongbin is a research fellow in the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University where he also finished his PhD training during 2018.9-2021.12. His research focuses on evaluating the health and epigenetic impacts of climate change-related environmental factors (e.g., extreme temperature, wildfires, air pollution, greenspace). Since 2018, he has contributed to over 98 peer-reviewed publications (>2800 citations), including 23 papers as the first or co-first author published in Nature, NEJM, Lancet Planetary Health, JAMA Pediatrics, PloS Medicine, Environmental Health Perspective, Environment International, International Journal of Epidemiology. His work has reached global media coverage (e.g., New York Times, CNN) and demonstrated social and policy impacts (referenced by WHO, the Parliament of Australia, etc). His research has been recognized by many competitive awards, including the prestigious Premier’s Excellence Award and Public Health Researcher Award from the Victorian government in 2024, Toxics 2021 Best PhD thesis Award, PhD Excellence Award from Council of Academic Public Health Institutions Australasia, PhD Top-up funding from NHMRC CRE, Monash Postgraduate Publications Award, ISEE Best Environmental Epidemiology Paper (BEEP) Award - Honorable Mentions, Since 2021, he has secured about $550k competitive fundings in total from MRFF, NHMRC CRE, VICHealth, and Monash University as a chief investigator, including $310k funding as the project leader.

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Employment (2)

Monash University: Melbourne, Victoria, AU

2021-10-12 to present | Postdoc research fellow (School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine)
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The University of Melbourne: Melbourne, VIC, AU

2021-05-01 to 2021-10-31 | Research Assistant (Melbourne School of Population and Global Health)
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Education and qualifications (4)

Monash University: Melbourne, VIC, AU

2018-09-24 to present | PhD student (School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine)
Education
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Peking University Health Science Centre: Beijing, Beijing, CN

2016-09-01 to 2018-07-06 | Master of Science (Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health)
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Peking University: Beijing, Beijing, CN

2012-09-01 to 2016-07-06 | Bachelor of Economics (National School of Development)
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Peking University Health Science Centre: Beijing, Beijing, CN

2011-09-01 to 2016-07-06 | Bachelor of Medicine (School of Public Health)
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Short‐term ozone exposure and cancer mortality in Brazil: A nationwide case‐crossover study

International Journal of Cancer
2024-11-15 | Journal article
Contributors: Pei Yu; Rongbin Xu; Wenzhong Huang; Zhengyu Yang; Micheline S. Z. S. Coelho; Paulo H. N. Saldiva; Bo Wen; Yao Wu; Tingting Ye; Yiwen Zhang et al.
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Landscape fire PM2.5 and hospital admissions for cause-specific cardiovascular disease in urban China

Nature Communications
2024-11-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Yaohua Tian; Yudiyang Ma; Rongbin Xu; Yao Wu; Shanshan Li; Yonghua Hu; Yuming Guo
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Long-term effects of a coalmine fire on hospital and ambulance use: an interrupted time series study

2024-05-10 | Preprint
Contributors: Tyler J. Lane; Catherine L. Smith; Caroline X. Gao; Jillian F. Ikin; Rongbin Xu; Matthew T.C. Carroll; Emily Nehme; Michael J. Abramson; Yuming Guo
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Tropical cyclone-specific mortality risks and the periods of concern: A multicountry time-series study

PLOS Medicine
2024-01-22 | Journal article
Contributors: Wenzhong Huang; Zhengyu Yang; Yiwen Zhang; Thomas Vogt; Ben Armstrong; Wenhua Yu; Rongbin Xu; Pei Yu; Yanming Liu; Antonio Gasparrini et al.
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Climate change, environmental extremes, and human health in Australia: challenges, adaptation strategies, and policy gaps

The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific
2023-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Rongbin Xu; Pei Yu; Yanming Liu; Gongbo Chen; Zhengyu Yang; Yiwen Zhang; Yao Wu; Paul J. Beggs; Ying Zhang; Jennifer Boocock et al.
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Global population exposure to landscape fire air pollution from 2000 to 2019

Nature
2023-09-21 | Journal article
Contributors: Rongbin Xu; Tingting Ye; Xu Yue; Zhengyu Yang; Wenhua Yu; Yiwen Zhang; Michelle L. Bell; Lidia Morawska; Pei Yu; Yuxi Zhang et al.
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Deep Ensemble Machine Learning Framework for the Estimation of formula presented Concentrations

Environmental health perspectives
2022 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85125969841

Part of ISSN: 15529924
Contributors: Yu, W.; Li, S.; Ye, T.; Xu, R.; Song, J.; Guo, Y.
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Rongbin Xu via Scopus - Elsevier

Short-term exposure to wildfire-related PM2.5 increases mortality risks and burdens in Brazil

Nature Communications
2022-12-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Tingting Ye; Rongbin Xu; Xu Yue; Gongbo Chen; Pei Yu; Micheline S. Z. S. Coêlho; Paulo H. N. Saldiva; Michael J. Abramson; Yuming Guo; Shanshan Li
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Exposure to wildfire-related PM2.5 and site-specific cancer mortality in Brazil from 2010 to 2016: A retrospective study

PLOS Medicine
2022-09-19 | Journal article
Contributors: Pei Yu; Liz Hanna; Rongbin Xu; Shanshan Li; Xu Yue; Gongbo Chen; Tingting Ye; Micheline S. Z. S. Coêlho; Paulo H. N. Saldiva; Malcolm R. Sim et al.
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Associations between long-term exposure to PM2.5 and site-specific cancer mortality: A nationwide study in Brazil between 2010 and 2018

Environmental Pollution
2022-06 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0269-7491
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Rongbin Xu

Health Effects of Long-Term Exposure to Ambient PM2.5 in Asia-Pacific: a Systematic Review of Cohort Studies

Current Environmental Health Reports
2022-03-16 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2196-5412
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Rongbin Xu

Association between ambient temperature and hospitalization for renal diseases in Brazil during 2000–2015: A nationwide case-crossover study

The Lancet Regional Health - Americas
2022-02 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2667-193X
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Rongbin Xu

Excess emergency department visits for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases during the 2019–20 bushfire period in Australia: A two-stage interrupted time-series analysis

Science of The Total Environment
2022-02 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0048-9697
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Rongbin Xu

Long-term impacts of coal mine fire-emitted PM2.5 on hospitalisation: a longitudinal analysis of the Hazelwood Health Study

International Journal of Epidemiology
2022-02-18 | Journal article
Contributors: Rongbin Xu; Caroline X Gao; Christina Dimitriadis; Catherine L Smith; Matthew T C Carroll; Jillian F Ikin; Fay H Johnston; Malcolm R Sim; Michael J Abramson; Yuming Guo
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Association between 24-hour movement behaviors and health-related quality of life in children

Quality of Life Research
2022-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0962-9343
Part of ISSN: 1573-2649
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Air pollution control efficacy and health impacts: A global observational study from 2000 to 2016

Environmental Pollution
2021 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85106597641

Part of ISSN: 18736424 02697491
Contributors: Han, C.; Xu, R.; Zhang, Y.; Yu, W.; Zhang, Z.; Morawska, L.; Heyworth, J.; Jalaludin, B.; Morgan, G.; Marks, G. et al.
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Rongbin Xu via Scopus - Elsevier

Ambient air pollution and human epigenetic modifications

Twin and Family Studies of Epigenetics
2021 | Book chapter
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Rongbin Xu

Ambient temperature and genome-wide DNA methylation: A twin and family study in Australia

Environmental Pollution
2021 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85108988276

Part of ISSN: 18736424 02697491
Contributors: Xu, R.; Li, S.; Li, S.; Wong, E.M.; Southey, M.C.; Hopper, J.L.; Abramson, M.J.; Guo, Y.
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Rongbin Xu via Scopus - Elsevier

Cohort studies of long-term exposure to outdoor particulate matter and risks of cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Innovation(China)
2021 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85111936959

Part of ISSN: 26666758
Contributors: Yu, P.; Guo, S.; Xu, R.; Ye, T.; Li, S.; Sim, M.R.; Abramson, M.J.; Guo, Y.
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Rongbin Xu via Scopus - Elsevier

Could the ambient higher temperature decrease the transmissibility of COVID-19 in China?

Environmental Research
2021 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85097461170

Part of ISSN: 10960953 00139351
Contributors: Wang, Q.; Zhao, Y.; Zhang, Y.; Qiu, J.; Li, J.; Yan, N.; Li, N.; Zhang, J.; Tian, D.; Sha, X. et al.
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Rongbin Xu via Scopus - Elsevier

Residential surrounding greenness and DNA methylation: An epigenome-wide association study

Environment International
2021 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85103927272

Part of ISSN: 18736750 01604120
Contributors: Xu, R.; Li, S.; Li, S.; Wong, E.M.; Southey, M.C.; Hopper, J.L.; Abramson, M.J.; Guo, Y.
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Rongbin Xu via Scopus - Elsevier

Surrounding greenness and biological aging based on DNA methylation: A twin and family study in Australia

Environmental Health Perspectives
2021 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85114163832

Part of ISSN: 15529924 00916765
Contributors: Xu, R.; Li, S.; Li, S.; Wong, E.M.; Southey, M.C.; Hopper, J.L.; Abramson, M.J.; Guo, Y.
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Rongbin Xu via Scopus - Elsevier

Temperature variability and asthma hospitalisation in Brazil, 2000-2015: A nationwide case-crossover study

Thorax
2021 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85103048017

Part of ISSN: 14683296 00406376
Contributors: Wu, Y.; Xu, R.; Wen, B.; De Sousa Zanotti Stagliorio Coelho, M.; Saldiva, P.H.; Li, S.; Guo, Y.
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Rongbin Xu via Scopus - Elsevier

Temperature-mortality association during and before the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy: A nationwide time-stratified case-crossover study

Urban Climate
2021 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85112300294

Part of ISSN: 22120955
Contributors: Yu, W.; Xu, R.; Ye, T.; Han, C.; Chen, Z.; Song, J.; Li, S.; Guo, Y.
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Rongbin Xu via Scopus - Elsevier

Temporal trends of the association between ambient temperature and cardiovascular mortality: A 17-year case-crossover study

Environmental Research Letters
2021 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85103440777

Part of ISSN: 17489326 17489318
Contributors: Lu, P.; Zhao, Q.; Xia, G.; Xu, R.; Hanna, L.; Jiang, J.; Li, S.; Guo, Y.
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Rongbin Xu via Scopus - Elsevier

Vulnerability and burden of all-cause mortality associated with particulate air pollution during COVID-19 pandemic: A nationwide observed study in Italy

Toxics
2021 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85103294691

Part of ISSN: 23056304
Contributors: Ye, T.; Xu, R.; Yu, W.; Chen, Z.; Guo, Y.; Li, S.
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Rongbin Xu via Scopus - Elsevier

A Healthy Lifestyle Offsets the Increased Risk of Childhood Obesity Caused by High Birth Weight: Results From a Large-Scale Cross-Sectional Study

Frontiers in Nutrition
2021-11-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2296-861X
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Rongbin Xu

Driver, Collision and Meteorological Characteristics of Motor Vehicle Collisions among Road Trauma Survivors

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2021-10-29 | Journal article
Contributors: Melita J. Giummarra; Rongbin Xu; Yuming Guo; Joanna F. Dipnall; Jennie Ponsford; Peter A. Cameron; Shanthi Ameratunga; Belinda J. Gabbe
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Interpersonal violence associated with hot weather

The Lancet Planetary Health
2021-09 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2542-5196
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Rongbin Xu

Risk and burden of hospital admissions associated with wildfire-related PM2·5 in Brazil, 2000–15: a nationwide time-series study

The Lancet Planetary Health
2021-09 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2542-5196
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Rongbin Xu

The impacts of long-term exposure to PM2.5 on cancer hospitalizations in Brazil

Environment International
2021-09 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0160-4120
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477Long-term exposure to low PM2.5 and NO2 and all-cause mortality in Australia: a difference-in-differences analyses

International Journal of Epidemiology
2021-09-01 | Conference abstract
Part of ISSN: 0300-5771
Part of ISSN: 1464-3685
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Rongbin Xu

821Surrounding greenness is associated with slower biological ageing based on epigenetics

International Journal of Epidemiology
2021-09-01 | Conference abstract
Part of ISSN: 0300-5771
Part of ISSN: 1464-3685
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Rongbin Xu

Mortality burden attributable to long-term exposure to ambient PM2.5: a systematic subnational analysis in 296 Chinese cities

ISEE Conference Abstracts
2021-08-23 | Conference abstract
Part of ISSN: 1078-0475
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Association between ambient temperature and sex offense: A case-crossover study in seven large US cities, 2007–2017

Sustainable Cities and Society
2021-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Rongbin Xu; Xiuqin Xiong; Michael J. Abramson; Shanshan Li; Yuming Guo
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Early-Life Exposure to the Chinese Great Famine and Later Cardiovascular Diseases

International Journal of Public Health
2021-03-09 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1661-8564
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Socioeconomic disparity in the association between long-term exposure to PM2.5 and mortality in 2640 Chinese counties

Environment International
2021-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0160-4120
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The association between ambient air pollution and blood lipids: A longitudinal study in Shijiazhuang, China

Science of The Total Environment
2021-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Kaihua Zhang; Haoyuan Wang; Weiliang He; Gongbo Chen; Peng Lu; Rongbin Xu; Pei Yu; Tingting Ye; Suying Guo; Shanshan Li et al.
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Air pollution control efficacy and health impacts: A global observed study from 2000 to 2016

medRxiv
2020 | Other
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2-s2.0-85099327945

Contributors: Han, C.; Xu, R.; Zhang, Y.; Yu, W.; Li, S.; Zhang, Z.; Morawska, L.; Heyworth, J.; Jalaludin, B.; Morgan, G. et al.
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Ambient temperature and intentional homicide: A multi-city case-crossover study in the US

Environment International
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85088956879

Part of ISSN: 18736750 01604120
Contributors: Xu, R.; Xiong, X.; Abramson, M.J.; Li, S.; Guo, Y.
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Bushfires in Australia: a serious health emergency under climate change

The Lancet Planetary Health
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85078214479

Contributors: Yu, P.; Xu, R.; Abramson, M.J.; Li, S.; Guo, Y.
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Rongbin Xu via Scopus - Elsevier

Chinese trends in adolescent marriage and fertility between 1990 and 2015: a systematic synthesis of national and subnational population data

The Lancet Global Health
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85086458637

Part of ISSN: 2214109X
Contributors: Luo, D.; Yan, X.; Xu, R.; Zhang, J.; Shi, X.; Ma, J.; Song, Y.; Patton, G.C.; Sawyer, S.M.
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Rongbin Xu via Scopus - Elsevier

COVID-19 pandemic increased the magnitude of mortality risks associated with cold temperature in Italy: A nationwide time-stratified case-crossover study

medRxiv
2020 | Other
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2-s2.0-85099554373

Contributors: Yu, W.; Xu, R.; Ye, T.; Han, C.; Dr., S.L.; Prof., Y.G.
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Environmental temperature and human epigenetic modifications: A systematic review

Environmental Pollution
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85076837278

Contributors: Xu, R.; Li, S.; Guo, S.; Zhao, Q.; Abramson, M.J.; Li, S.; Guo, Y.
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Ethnicity, socioeconomic status and the nutritional status of Chinese children and adolescents: Findings from three consecutive national surveys between 2005 and 2014

Pediatric Obesity
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85086451352

Part of ISSN: 20476310 20476302
Contributors: Dong, Y.; Ma, Y.; Hu, P.; Dong, B.; Zou, Z.; Yang, Y.; Xu, R.; Wang, Z.; Yang, Z.; Wen, B. et al.
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National and Subnational Trends in Mortality and Causes of Death in Chinese Children and Adolescents Aged 5–19 Years From 1953 to 2016

Journal of Adolescent Health
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85087749117

Part of ISSN: 18791972 1054139X
Contributors: Dong, Y.; Hu, P.; Song, Y.; Dong, B.; Zou, Z.; Wang, Z.; Xu, R.; Luo, D.; Gao, D.; Wen, B. et al.
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Rongbin Xu via Scopus - Elsevier

Socioeconomic inequality in vulnerability to all-cause and cause-specific hospitalisation associated with temperature variability: a time-series study in 1814 Brazilian cities

The Lancet Planetary Health
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85097151501

Part of ISSN: 25425196
Contributors: Xu, R.; Zhao, Q.; Coelho, M.S.Z.S.; Saldiva, P.H.N.; Abramson, M.J.; Li, S.; Guo, Y.
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The Association between Cold Temperature and Mortality during and before the COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy: A Nationwide Time-Stratified Case-Crossover Study

SSRN
2020 | Other
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2-s2.0-85110172062

Part of ISSN: 15565068
Contributors: Yu, W.; Xu, R.; Ye, T.; Han, C.; Li, S.; Guo, Y.
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The association between menarche and myopia and its interaction with related risk behaviors among Chinese school-aged girls: a nationwide cross-sectional study

Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease
2020-12-17 | Journal article
Contributors: Rongbin Xu; Catherine Jan; Yi Song; Yanhui Dong; Peijin Hu; Jun Ma; Randall S. Stafford
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Towards Comprehensive National Surveillance for Adolescent Health in China: Priority Indicators and Current Data Gaps

Journal of Adolescent Health
2020-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Rongbin Xu; Yi Song; Peijin Hu; Bin Dong; Zhiyong Zou; Dongmei Luo; Disi Gao; Jingshu Zhang; Yinghua Ma; Jun Ma et al.
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Peer review (23 reviews for 10 publications/grants)

Review activity for BMC medicine (4)
Review activity for EBioMedicine. (1)
Review activity for Ecotoxicology and environmental safety. (3)
Review activity for Environment international. (3)
Review activity for Environmental impact assessment review. (1)
Review activity for Environmental pollution (2)
Review activity for Environmental research. (2)
Review activity for Environmental science & technology. (2)
Review activity for International journal of disaster risk reduction. (3)
Review activity for Nature (2)