Whanhee Lee

Extreme Heat Exposure and All-Cause Mortality in Chronic Kidney Disease: A Nationwide Time-Stratified Case-Crossover Study of More Than One Million Patients

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) imposes a global public health burden and is known to be affected by environmental stress. Although extreme heat exposure is a risk factor for CKD, the short-term heat effects in patients with CKD are unclear. We examined the association between ambient heat exposure and mortality in CKD...

Age-specific vulnerability of kidney diseases to temperature: a nationwide case-crossover study.

Association between ozone and emergency department visits in people with disabilities in South Korea: a nationwide case-crossover study.

Long-term PM2.5 exposure and leukemia risk from childhood to early adulthood: A nationwide longitudinal cohort study with time-varying exposure analysis.

Long-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) has been suggested as an environmental risk factor for childhood leukemia. This study examined the association between time-varying PM2.5 exposure and leukemia incidence in a nationwide cohort of Korean children and adolescents. We used data from the National Health...