Haidong Kan, Ph.D., joined the Epidemiology Branch as a visiting fellow working with Stephanie London, M.D., Dr.P.H., in January 2005. He studies the health effects of traffic-originated air pollution, specifically the association between traffic exposure and lung function and cardiorespiratory diseases in an existing cohort. Kan also studies the short-term health effects of ambient air pollution. Sponsored by the Health Effects Institute Public Health and Air Pollution in Asia (PAPA) program, he and his colleagues are conducting a time-series study to evaluate the association between mortality outcomes—both total and cause-specific— and major air pollutants in Shanghai, China.
Studies
The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study(http://www.chaicore.com/aric/index.html)
The ARIC Study is a prospective epidemiologic study conducted in four U.S. communities. ARIC is designed to investigate the etiology and natural history of atherosclerosis, the etiology of clinical atherosclerotic diseases and variation in cardiovascular risk factors.
Selected Publications
Kan H, Chen B, Jia J. A case-crossover analysis of air pollution and daily mortality in Shanghai. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 24:863-867, 2003. [Abstract](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=14575595)
Kan H, Chen B. Air pollution and daily mortality in Shanghai: a time series study. Archives of Environmental Health 58:360-367, 2003. [Abstract](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=14992311)
Kan HD, Chen BH. Statistical distributions of ambient air pollutants in Shanghai, China. Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 17:366-372, 2004. [Abstract](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15602835)
Kan H, Chen B. Particulate air pollution in urban areas of Shanghai, China: health-based economic assessment. Science of the Total Environment 322:71-79, 2004. [Abstract]()[Full Text](http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6V78-49Y41JR-8&_user=10843&_coverDate=04%2F25%2F2004&_rdoc=1&_fmt=full&_orig=search&_qd=1&_cdi=5836&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_acct=C000000150&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10843&md5=0b9390c827d25f7330e8b6e427de076f)PDF (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=MImg&_imagekey=B6V78-49Y41JR-8-3&_cdi=5836&_user=10843&_orig=search&_coverDate=04%2F25%2F2004&_qd=1&_sk=996779998&view=c&wchp=dGLbVzb-zSkWz&md5=ee20f90327f8b0361657b932c26ca430&ie=/sdarticle.pdf)(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=MImg&_imagekey=B6V78-49Y41JR-8-3&_cdi=5836&_user=10843&_orig=search&_coverDate=04%2F25%2F2004&_qd=1&_sk=996779998&view=c&wchp=dGLbVzb-zSkWz&md5=ee20f90327f8b0361657b932c26ca430&ie=/sdarticle.pdf)
Kan HD, Chen BH, Chen CH, Fu QY, Chen MH . An evaluation of public health impact of ambient air pollution under various energy scenarios in Shanghai, China. Atmospheric Environment 38:95-102, 2004. [Abstract](http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6VH3-49V1CVH-B&_user=10843&_handle=V-WA-A-W-AY-MsSAYZA-UUA-U-AAACEYBWYW-AAABCZVUYW-VZAZVDUV-AY-U&_fmt=summary&_coverDate=01%2F31%2F2004&_rdoc=10&_orig=browse&_srch=%23toc%236055%232004%23999619998%23471131!&_cdi=6055&view=c&_acct=C000000150&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10843&md5=2806d4410269c55ca3ce5aa5bea62752)[Full Text](http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6VH3-49V1CVH-B&_user=10843&_handle=V-WA-A-W-AY-MsSAYZA-UUA-U-AAACEYBWYW-AAABCZVUYW-VZAZVDUV-AY-U&_fmt=full&_coverDate=01%2F31%2F2004&_rdoc=10&_orig=browse&_srch=%23toc%236055%232004%23999619998%23471131!&_cdi=6055&view=c&_acct=C000000150&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10843&md5=fc307d41d75775f8730f2a65ddfa0188)PDF (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=MImg&_imagekey=B6VH3-49V1CVH-B-C&_cdi=6055&_user=10843&_orig=browse&_coverDate=01%2F31%2F2004&_sk=999619998&view=c&wchp=dGLbVlb-zSkWW&md5=e69d1643f92ab2421bc3bb631def749b&ie=/sdarticle.pdf)(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=MImg&_imagekey=B6VH3-49V1CVH-B-C&_cdi=6055&_user=10843&_orig=browse&_coverDate=01%2F31%2F2004&_sk=999619998&view=c&wchp=dGLbVlb-zSkWW&md5=e69d1643f92ab2421bc3bb631def749b&ie=/sdarticle.pdf)
Kan H, Heiss G, Rose KM, Whitsel E, Lurmann F, London SJ. Traffic exposure and lung function in adults: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. Thorax 62:873-879, 2007. Abstract(http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=17442705)
Kan H, Stevens J, Heiss G, Rose KM, London SJ. Dietary fiber, lung function and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. American journal of epidemiology 167(5):570-578, 2007. [Abstract](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=18063592)