Caroline Gao

Markers of Cardiovascular Disease among Adults Exposed to Smoke from the Hazelwood Coal Mine Fire

Juliana Betts, Elizabeth M Dewar, Dion Stub, Caroline X Gao, David W Brown, Jillian F Ikin, Berihun M Zeleke, Sinjini Biswas, Michael J Abramson, Danny Liew

Journal article  |  2021  |  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Little research has examined the effects of high concentration, medium-duration smoke exposure on cardiovascular health. We invest..

Clinical and functional characteristics of a subsample of young people presenting for primary mental healthcare at headspace services across Australia

K Filia, D Rickwood, J Menssink, CX Gao, S Hetrick, A Parker, M Hamilton, I Hickie, H Herrman, N Telford, S Sharmin, P McGorry, S Cotton

Journal article  |  2021  |  Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

PURPOSE: Headspace services provide treatment options to young people seeking mental healthcare. To obtain a better understanding ..

Multi-route respiratory infection: When a transmission route may dominate

Caroline X Gao, Yuguo Li, Jianjian Wei, Sue Cotton, Matthew Hamilton, Lei Wang, Benjamin J Cowling

Journal article  |  2021  |  Science of the Total Environment

The exact transmission route of many respiratory infectious diseases remains a subject for debate to date. The relative contributi..

Socioeconomic disparity in the association between long-term exposure to PM2.5 and mortality in 2640 Chinese counties

Chunlei Han, Rongbin Xu, Caroline X Gao, Wenhua Yu, Yajuan Zhang, Kun Han, Pei Yu, Yuming Guo, Shanshan Li

Journal article  |  2021  |  Environment International

BACKGROUND: Although the association between long-term exposure to PM2.5 and mortality has been evaluated intensively, little is k..

Cohort Profile: The Hazelwood Health Study Adult Cohort

Jillian Ikin, Matthew TC Carroll, Judi Walker, Brigitte Borg, David Brown, Martin Cope, Anthony del Monaco, Martine Dennekamp, Christina Dimitriadis, Caroline X Gao, Yuming Guo, Fay Johnston, Danny Liew, Darryl Maybery, Bruce Thompson, Malcolm Sim, Michael J Abramson

Journal article  |  2020  |  International Journal of Epidemiology

The impact of the Hazelwood coal mine fire smoke exposure on asthma

Sasha Taylor, Brigitte Borg, Caroline Gao, David Brown, Ryan Hoy, Annie Makar, Tom McCrabb, Jillian F Ikin, Bruce R Thompson, Michael J Abramson

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Asthma

The factors associated with distress following exposure to smoke from an extended coal mine fire

Jonathan C Broder, Caroline X Gao, Timothy CH Campbell, Emily Berger, Darryl Maybery, Alexander McFarlane, Jessica Tsoutsoulis, Jillian Ikin, Michael J Abramson, Malcolm R Sim, Judi Walker, Ashok Luhar, Matthew Carroll

Journal article  |  2020  |  Environmental Pollution

In February 2014, the coalmine adjacent to the Hazelwood Power Station in the Latrobe Valley of Victoria, Australia, caught fire, ..

Impact of exposure to mine fire emitted PM2.5 on ambulance attendances: A time series analysis from the Hazelwood Health Study.

Caroline X Gao, Christina Dimitriadis, Jillian Ikin, Joanna F Dipnall, Rory Wolfe, Malcolm R Sim, Karen Smith, Martin Cope, Michael J Abramson, Yuming Guo

Journal article  |  2020  |  Environmental Research

BACKGROUND: For six weeks from February 9, 2014, smoke and ash from a fire in the Morwell open cut brown coal mine adjacent to the..

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in adults exposed to fine particles from a coal mine fire

Shivonne Prasad, Caroline Gao, Brigitte Borg, Jonathan Broder, David Brown, Jillian Ikin, Jillian Ikin, Annie Makar, Tom McCrabb, Ryan Hoy, Bruce Thompson, Michael Abramson

Journal article  |  2020

ABSTRACT Introduction In 2014 the Hazelwood open cut coal mine burned for six weeks, exposing nearby residents to fine particulate..

Long term impact of coal mine fire smoke on lung mechanics in exposed adults

Nicolette Holt, Caroline Gao, Brigitte Borg, David Brown, Jonathan Broder, Jillian Ikin, Annie Makar, Thomas McCrabb, Kris Nilsen, Bruce Thompson, Michael Abramson

Journal article  |  2020

In 2014, a six-week long fire at the Hazelwood open cut coal mine exposed residents in the adjacent town of Morwell to high concen..