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Dr Richard Atkinson

NAME

Richard Atkinson

Research Status

Research Fellow

Academic Section

Community Health Sciences

Phone Number

020 8725 5174 

Email

atkinson@sgul.ac.uk

Research Interests

Statistical methods in epidemiology, air pollution epidemiology, aeroallergens

Research Methods

Systematic reviews, meta-analysis, time series analysis

Fellowships


COLT Foundation 2001-2004

External Committees 


QUARK II

External Collaborations


APHENA, APHEA, APHEIS, PHEWE

PUBLICATIONS 2001 — 2007


Atkinson RW
, Strachan DP, Anderson HR, Hajat S, Emberlin J. Temporal associations between daily counts of fungal spores and asthma exacerbations. Occup Environ Med 2006; 63:580-590.

Anderson HR, Atkinson RW , Peacock JL, Sweeting MJ, Marston L. Ambient particulate matter and health effects: publication bias in studies of short-term associations. Epidemiology 2005; 16:155-163.

Anderson HR, Atkinson RW , Peacock JL, Konstantinou K. Meta-analysis of time-series studies and panel studies of Particulate Matter (PM) and Ozone (O3) Report of a WHO task group. 2004. Copenhagen , WHO Regional Office for Europe .

Atkinson RW . Acute effects of air pollution on admissions: reanalysis of APHEA 2. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2004; 169:1257-1258.

Atkinson RW , Strachan DP. Role of outdoor aeroallergens in asthma exacerbations: epidemiological evidence. Thorax 2004; 59:277-278.

Touloumi G, Atkinson RW , Le Tertre A, Samoli E, Schwartz J, Schindler C, Vonk JM, Rossi G, Saez M, Rabszenko D, Katsouyanni K. Analysis of health outcome time series data in epidemiological studies. Environmetrics 2004; 15:101-117.

Anderson HR, Atkinson RW , Bremner SA, Marston L. Particulate air pollution and hospital admissions for cardiorespiratory diseases: are the elderly at greater risk? Eur Respir J Suppl 2003; 40:39s-46s.

Atkinson RW , Anderson HR, Sunyer J, Ayres J, Baccini M, Vonk J, Boumghar A, Forastiere F, Forsberg B, Touloumi G, Schwartz J, Katsouyanni K. Acute effects of particulate air pollution on respiratory admissions. 81-84. 2003. Boston , MA., Health Effects Institute. Revised analyses of time-series studies of air pollution and health.

Le Tertre A, Medina S, Samoli E, Forsberg B, Michelozzi P, Boumghar A, Vonk JM, Bellini A, Atkinson RW , Ayres JG, Sunyer J, Schwartz J, Katsouyanni K. Short-term effects of particulate air pollution on cardiovascular diseases in eight European cities. 173-176. 2003. Boston , MA., Health Effects Institute. Revised analyses of time-series studies of air pollution and health, Special Report.

Samoli E, Touloumi G, Zanobetti A, Le Tertre A, Schindler C, Atkinson RW , Vonk J, Rossi G, Saez M, Rabczenko D, Schwartz J, Katsouyanni K. Investigating the dose-response relation between air pollution and total mortality in the APHEA-2 multicity project. Occup Environ Med 2003; 60:977-982.

Sunyer J, Ballester F, Tertre AL, Atkinson RW , Ayres JG, Forastiere F, Forsberg B, Vonk JM, Bisanti L, Tenias JM, Medina S, Schwartz J, Katsouyanni K. The association of daily sulfur dioxide air pollution levels with hospital admissions for cardiovascular diseases in Europe (The Aphea-II study). Eur Heart J 2003; 24:752-760.

Sunyer J, Atkinson RW , Ballester F, Le Tertre A, Ayres JG, Forastiere F, Forsberg B, Vonk JM, Bisanti L, Anderson HR, Schwartz J, Katsouyanni K. Respiratory effects of sulphur dioxide: a hierarchical multicity analysis in the APHEA 2 study. Occup Environ Med 2003; 60.

Sunyer J, Ballester F, Tertre AL, Atkinson RW , Ayres JG, Forastiere F, Forsberg B, Vonk JM, Bisanti L, Tenias JM, Medina S, Schwartz J, Katsouyanni K. The association of daily sulfur dioxide air pollution levels with hospital admissions for cardiovascular diseases in Europe (The Aphea-II study). Eur Heart J 2003; 24:752-760.

Anderson HR, Atkinson RW , Peacock JL, Sweeting M. Publication bias in studies of ambient particulate pollution and daily mortality. Epidemiology 2002; 13:S149.

Hajat S, Kovats RS, Atkinson RW , Haines A. Impact of hot temperatures on death in London : a time series approach. J Epidemiol Community Health 2002; 56:367-372.

Hajat S, Anderson HR, Atkinson RW , Haines A. Effects of air pollution on general practitioner consultations for upper respiratory diseases in London. Occup Environ Med 2002; 59:294-299.

Le Tertre A, Medina S, Samoli E, Forsberg B, Michelozzi P, Boumghar A, Vonk JM, Bellini A, Atkinson RW , Ayres JG, Sunyer J, Schwartz J, Katsouyanni K. Short-term effects of particulate air pollution on cardiovascular diseases in eight European cities. J Epidemiol Community Health 2002; 56:773-779.

Peacock JL, Anderson HR, Atkinson RW , Sweeting M. Publication bias in studies of PM10 and children's lung function. Epidemiology 2002; 13:S149 (391).

Wong CM, Atkinson RW , Anderson HR, Hedley AJ, Ma S, Chau PY, Lam TH. A tale of two cities: effects of air pollution on hospital admissions in Hong Kong and London compared. Environ Health Perspect 2002; 110:67-77.

Zanobetti A, Schwartz J, Samoli E, Gryparis A, Touloumi G, Atkinson RW , Le TA, Bobros J, Celko M, Goren A, Forsberg B, Michelozzi P, Rabczenko D, Aranguez RE, Katsouyanni K. The temporal pattern of mortality responses to air pollution: a multicity assessment of mortality displacement. Epidemiology 2002; 13:87-93.

Anderson HR, Bremner SA, Atkinson RW , Harrison RM, Walters S. Particulate matter and daily mortality and hospital admissions in the west midlands conurbation of the United Kingdom: associations with fine and coarse particles, black smoke and sulphate. Occup Environ Med 2001; 58:504-510.

Atkinson RW , Anderson HR, Sunyer J, Ayres J, Baccini M, Vonk JM, Boumghar A, Forastiere F, Forsberg B, Touloumi G, Schwartz J, Katsouyanni K. Acute effects of particulate air pollution on respiratory admissions: results from APHEA 2 project. Air Pollution and Health: a European Approach. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2001; 164:1860-1866.

Cappuccio FP, Duneclift S, Atkinson RW , Cook DG. Use of alternative medicines in a multi ethnic population. Ethnicity & Disease 2001; 11:11 -18.

Cook DG, Cappuccio FP, Atkinson RW , Wicks PD, Chitolie A, Nakandakare ER, Sagnella GA , Humphries SE. Ethnic differences in fibrinogen levels: the role of environmental factors and the beta-fibrinogen gene. Am J Epidemiol 2001; 153:799-806.

Hajat S, Haines A, Atkinson RW , Bremner SA, Anderson HR, Emberlin J. Association between air pollution and daily consultations with general practitioners for allergic rhinitis in London, United Kingdom. Am J Epidemiol 2001; 153:704-714.

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RESEARCH GRANTS

2006
‘Links between urban ambient particulate matter and health — time series analysis of particle metrics

 

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