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Eric Lavigne is affiliated with the University of Ottawa in Canada and specializes in environmental science. Their research primarily addresses themes related to health impacts from environmental factors, with a particular focus on climate change and air quality.

The main field of study for Eric Lavigne is Environmental Science, within which they have contributed extensively. Their work spans several subfields, including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis; General Health Professions; Environmental Engineering; Speech and Hearing; and Physiology.

Key topics covered in their research include Climate Change and Health Impacts, Air Quality and Health Impacts, Global Health Care Issues, Noise Effects and Management, Urban Green Space and Health, Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting, and Thermoregulation and Physiological Responses.

Eric Lavigne has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Antonio Gasparrini, Yuming Guo, Francesco Sera, Yue Leon Guo, and Ben Armstrong. These collaborations have resulted in a significant number of joint publications.

The scientist's frequent publication venues include ISEE Conference Abstracts, Environmental Research, Environmental Epidemiology, The Lancet Planetary Health, and Environment International.

Recent noteworthy papers authored or co-authored by Eric Lavigne include:

  • "The burden of heat-related mortality attributable to recent human-induced climate change" (2021, Nature Climate Change)
  • "Global, regional, and national burden of mortality associated with non-optimal ambient temperatures from 2000 to 2019: a three-stage modelling study" (2021, The Lancet Planetary Health)
  • "Associations Between Extreme Temperatures and Cardiovascular Cause-Specific Mortality: Results From 27 Countries" (2022, Circulation)
  • "Mortality risk attributable to wildfire-related PM2·5 pollution: a global time series study in 749 locations" (2021, The Lancet Planetary Health)
  • "Short term association between ozone and mortality: global two stage time series study in 406 locations in 20 countries" (2020, BMJ)

Best Publications

  • Mortality risk attributable to high and low ambient temperature: a multicountry observational study

    Antonio Gasparrini;Yuming Guo;Masahiro Hashizume;Eric Lavigne

  • Ambient Particulate Air Pollution and Daily Mortality in 652 Cities

    Cong Liu;Renjie Chen;Francesco Sera;Ana M. Vicedo-Cabrera

  • The burden of heat-related mortality attributable to recent human-induced climate change

    A. M. Vicedo-Cabrera;A. M. Vicedo-Cabrera;N. Scovronick;F. Sera;F. Sera;D. Royé

  • Projections of temperature-related excess mortality under climate change scenarios

    Antonio Gasparrini;Yuming Guo;Yuming Guo;Francesco Sera;Ana Maria Vicedo-Cabrera

  • Global, regional, and national burden of mortality associated with non-optimal ambient temperatures from 2000 to 2019: a three-stage modelling study

    Qi Zhao;Qi Zhao;Yuming Guo;Tingting Ye;Antonio Gasparrini

  • Global variation in the effects of ambient temperature on mortality: a systematic evaluation.

    Yuming Guo;Antonio Gasparrini;Ben Armstrong;Shanshan Li

  • Heat Wave and Mortality: A Multicountry, Multicommunity Study.

    Yuming Guo;Yuming Guo;Antonio Gasparrini;Ben G. Armstrong;Benjawan Tawatsupa

  • Temporal variation in heat-mortality associations: A multicountry study

    Antonio Gasparrini;Yuming Guo;Masahiro Hashizume;Patrick L. Kinney

  • Quantifying excess deaths related to heatwaves under climate change scenarios: A multicountry time series modelling study

    Yuming Guo;Antonio Gasparrini;Shanshan Li;Francesco Sera

  • Associations Between Extreme Temperatures and Cardiovascular Cause-Specific Mortality: Results From 27 Countries

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  • Temperature Variability and Mortality: A Multi-Country Study.

    Yuming Guo;Antonio Gasparrini;Ben G. Armstrong;Benjawan Tawatsupa

  • Mortality risk attributable to wildfire-related PM2·5 pollution: a global time series study in 749 locations.

    Gongbo Chen;Yuming Guo;Xu Yue;Shilu Tong

  • How urban characteristics affect vulnerability to heat and cold: a multi-country analysis

    Francesco Sera;Ben Armstrong;Aurelio Tobias;Ana Maria Vicedo-Cabrera

  • Short term association between ozone and mortality: global two stage time series study in 406 locations in 20 countries.

    Ana M. Vicedo-Cabrera;Ana M. Vicedo-Cabrera;Ana M. Vicedo-Cabrera;Francesco Sera;Cong Liu;Ben Armstrong

  • Acute impacts of extreme temperature exposure on emergency room admissions related to mental and behavior disorders in Toronto, Canada.

    Xiang Wang;Xiang Wang;Eric Lavigne;Hélène Ouellette-kuntz;Bingshu E. Chen

  • Short term associations of ambient nitrogen dioxide with daily total, cardiovascular, and respiratory mortality: multilocation analysis in 398 cities

    Xia Meng;Cong Liu;Renjie Chen;Francesco Sera;Francesco Sera

  • Rapid increase in the risk of heat-related mortality

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  • A multi-country analysis on potential adaptive mechanisms to cold and heat in a changing climate.

    Ana M. Vicedo-Cabrera;Francesco Sera;Yuming Guo;Yeonseung Chung

  • Ambient air pollution and adverse birth outcomes: Differences by maternal comorbidities

    Eric Lavigne;Eric Lavigne;Abdool S. Yasseen;Abdool S. Yasseen;David M. Stieb;Perry Hystad

  • Temperature-related mortality impacts under and beyond Paris Agreement climate change scenarios

    Ana Maria Vicedo-Cabrera;Yuming Guo;Yuming Guo;Francesco Sera;Veronika Huber;Veronika Huber

  • Comparison of weather station and climate reanalysis data for modelling temperature-related mortality

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  • Ambient PM2.5 and risk of emergency room visits for myocardial infarction: impact of regional PM2.5 oxidative potential: a case-crossover study.

    Scott Weichenthal;Eric Lavigne;Greg J. Evans;Krystal Pollitt

  • Childhood autism spectrum disorders and exposure to nitrogen dioxide, and particulate matter air pollution: A review and meta-analysis.

    Marie-Claire Flores-Pajot;Marianna Ofner;Minh T. Do;Eric Lavigne

Frequent Co-Authors

Shilu Tong
Shilu Tong Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Yuming Guo
Yuming Guo Monash University
Masahiro Hashizume
Masahiro Hashizume University of Tokyo
Antonella Zanobetti
Antonella Zanobetti Harvard University
Yasushi Honda
Yasushi Honda University of Tsukuba
Ben Armstrong
Ben Armstrong London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Joel Schwartz
Joel Schwartz Harvard University
Randall V. Martin
Randall V. Martin Washington University in St. Louis
Ho Kim
Ho Kim Seoul National University
Martina S. Ragettli
Martina S. Ragettli University of Basel

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