Publications

2020

Natarajan R, Aljaber D, Au D, Thai C, Sanchez A, Nunez A, Resto C, Chavez T, Jankowska MM, Benmarhnia T, Yang JA, Jones V, Tomsic J, McCune JS, Sistrunk C, Doan S, Serrano M, Cardiff RD, Dietze EC, Seewaldt VL. Environmental Exposures during Puberty: Window of Breast Cancer Risk and Epigenetic Damage. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Jan 13;17(2):493. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17020493.
Wang Q, Li B, Benmarhnia T, Hajat S, Ren M, Liu T, Knibbs LD, Zhang H, Bao J, Zhang Y, Zhao Q, Huang C. Independent and Combined Effects of Heatwaves and PM2.5 on Preterm Birth in Guangzhou, China: A Survival Analysis. Environ Health Perspect. 2020 Jan;128(1):17006. doi: 10.1289/EHP5117.
Ilango SD, Weaver M, Sheridan P, Schwarz L, Clemesha RES, Bruckner T, Basu R, Gershunov A, Benmarhnia T. Extreme heat episodes and risk of preterm birth in California, 2005-2013. Environ Int. 2020 Apr;137:105541. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105541.
Leas EC, Trinidad DR, Pierce JP, Benmarhnia T. The effect of college attendance on young adult cigarette, e-cigarette, cigarillo, hookah and smokeless tobacco use and its potential for addressing tobacco-related health disparities. Prev Med. 2020 Mar;132:105954. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.105954.
Leibel S, Nguyen M, Brick W, Parker J, Ilango S, Aguilera R, Gershunov A, Benmarhnia T. Increase in Pediatric Respiratory Visits Associated with Santa Ana Wind-Driven Wildfire Smoke and PM_2.5 Levels in San Diego County. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2020 Mar;17(3):313-320. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201902-150OC.
Chyderiotis S, Benmarhnia T, Beck F, Spilka S, Legleye S. Does e-cigarette experimentation increase the transition to daily smoking among young ever-smokers in France? Drug Alcohol Depend. 2020 Mar 1;208:107853. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.107853.
Ilango SD, Chen H, Hystad P, van Donkelaar A, Kwong JC, Tu K, Martin RV, Benmarhnia T. The role of cardiovascular disease in the relationship between air pollution and incident dementia: a population-based cohort study. Int J Epidemiol. 2020 Feb 1;49(1):36-44. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyz154.
Pierce JP, Benmarhnia T, Chen R, White M, Abrams DB, Ambrose BK, Blanco C, Borek N, Choi K, Coleman B, Compton WM, Cummings KM, Delnevo CD, Elton-Marshall T, Goniewicz ML, Gravely S, Fong GT, Hatsukami D, Henrie J, Kasza KA, Kealey S, Kimmel HL, Limpert J, Niaura RS, Ramôa C, Sharma E, Silveira ML, Stanton CA, Steinberg MB, Taylor E, Bansal-Travers M, Trinidad DR, Gardner LD, Hyland A, Soneji S, Messer K. Role of e-cigarettes and pharmacotherapy during attempts to quit cigarette smoking: The PATH Study 2013-16. PLoS One. 2020 Sep 2;15(9):e0237938. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0237938.
Cooper JE, Benmarhnia T, Koski A, King NB. Cash transfer programs have differential effects on health: A review of the literature from low and middle-income countries. Soc Sci Med. 2020 Jan 25;247:112806. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.112806.
Zinszer K, Caprara A, Lima A, Degroote S, Zahreddine M, Abreu K, Carabali M, Charland K, Dantas MA, Wellington J, Parra B, Fournet F, Bonnet E, Pérez D, Robert E, Dagenais C, Benmarhnia T, Andersson N, Ridde V. Sustainable, healthy cities: protocol of a mixed methods evaluation of a cluster randomized controlled trial for Aedes control in Brazil using a community mobilization approach. Trials. 2020 Feb 14;21(1):182. doi: 10.1186/s13063-019-3714-8.
Pierce JP, Messer K, Leas EC, Kealey S, White MM, Benmarhnia T. A Source of Bias in Studies of E-Cigarettes and Smoking Cessation. Nicotine Tob Res. 2020 Apr 21;22(5):861-862. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntz143.
Epstein A, Benmarhnia T, Weiser SD. Drought and Illness among Young Children in Uganda, 2009-2012. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020 Mar;102(3):644-648. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0412.
Chen H, Burnett RT, Bai L, Kwong JC, Crouse DL, Lavigne E, Goldberg MS, Copes R, Benmarhnia T, Ilango SD, van Donkelaar A, Martin RV, Hystad P. Residential Greenness and Cardiovascular Disease Incidence, Readmission, and Mortality. Environ Health Perspect. 2020 Aug;128(8):87005. doi: 10.1289/EHP6161.
Carrasco-Escobar G, Schwarz L, Miranda JJ, Benmarhnia T. Revealing the air pollution burden associated with internal Migration in Peru. Sci Rep. 2020 Apr 28;10(1):7147. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-64043-y.
Bonnet E, Fournet F, Benmarhnia T, Ouedraogo S, Dabiré R, Ridde V. Impact of a community-based intervention on Aedes aegypti and its spatial distribution in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Infect Dis Poverty. 2020 Jun 5;9(1):61. doi: 10.1186/s40249-020-00675-6.
Benmarhnia T. Linkages Between Air Pollution and the Health Burden From COVID-19: Methodological Challenges and Opportunities. Am J Epidemiol. 2020 Nov 2;189(11):1238-1243. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwaa148.
Aguilera R, Gershunov A, Ilango SD, Guzman-Morales J, Benmarhnia T. Santa Ana Winds of Southern California Impact PM_2.5 With and Without Smoke From Wildfires. Geohealth. 2020 Jan 11;4(1):e2019GH000225. doi: 10.1029/2019GH000225.
Nguyen-Grozavu FT, Pierce JP, Sakuma KK, Leas EC, McMenamin SB, Kealey S, Benmarhnia T, Emery SL, White MM, Fagan P, Trinidad DR. Widening disparities in cigarette smoking by race/ethnicity across education level in the United States. Prev Med. 2020 Oct;139:106220. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2020.106220.
Chen R, Pierce JP, Leas EC, White MM, Kealey S, Strong DR, Trinidad DR, Benmarhnia T, Messer K. E-Cigarette Use to Aid Long-Term Smoking Cessation in the US: Prospective Evidence from the PATH Cohort Study. Am J Epidemiol. 2020 Jul 27:kwaa161. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwaa161.
Vives A, Benmarhnia T, González F, Benach J. The importance of using a multi-dimensional scale to capture the various impacts of precarious employment on health: Results from a national survey of Chilean workers. PLoS One. 2020 Sep 24;15(9):e0238401. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238401.
Chyderiotis S, Benmarhnia T, Spilka S, Beck F, Andler R, Legleye S, Menvielle G. Why do apprentices smoke much more than high school students? Understanding educational disparities in smoking with a Oaxaca-blinder decomposition analysis. BMC Public Health. 2020 Jun 12;20(1):924. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-09050-4.
Wang Q, Miao H, Warren JL, Ren M, Benmarhnia T, Knibbs LD, Zhang H, Zhao Q, Huang C. Association of maternal ozone exposure with term low birth weight and susceptible window identification. Environ Int. 2020 Oct 28;146:106208. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.106208.
Sheridan P, Trinidad D, McMenamin S, Pierce JP, Benmarhnia T. Evaluating the impact of the California 1995 smoke-free workplace law on population smoking prevalence using a synthetic control method. Prev Med Rep. 2020 Jul 10;19:101164. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2020.101164.
Sun Y, Sheridan P, Laurent O, Li J, Sacks DA, Fischer H, Qiu Y, Jiang Y, Yim IS, Jiang LH, Molitor J, Chen JC, Benmarhnia T, Lawrence JM, Wu J. Associations between green space and preterm birth: Windows of susceptibility and interaction with air pollution. Environ Int. 2020 Sep;142:105804. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105804.
Ante-Testard PA, Benmarhnia T, Bekelynck A, Baggaley R, Ouattara E, Temime L, Jean K. Temporal trends in socioeconomic inequalities in HIV testing: an analysis of cross-sectional surveys from 16 sub-Saharan African countries. Lancet Glob Health. 2020 Jun;8(6):e808-e818. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30108-X.
McElroy S, Schwarz L, Green H, Corcos I, Guirguis K, Gershunov A, Benmarhnia T. Defining heat waves and extreme heat events using sub-regional meteorological data to maximize benefits of early warning systems to population health. Sci Total Environ. 2020 Jun 15;721:137678. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137678.
Pierce JP, Leas EC, Benmarhnia T, McMenamin SB, Strong DR, Chen R, Messer K. E-cigarettes and cessation: the introduction of substantial bias in analyses of PATH Study. Nicotine Tob Res. 2020 Nov 14:ntaa234. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntaa234.

2019

Ren, M., Zhang, H. H., Benmarhnia, T., Jalaludin, B., Dong, H. T., Wu, K. P., ... Huang, C. R. (2019). Short-term effects of real-time personal PM2.5 exposure on ambulatory blood pressure: A panel study in young adults. Science of the Total Environment, 697(Unsp 134079). doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134079
Benmarhnia, T., Schwarz, L., Nori-Sarma, A., & Bell, M. L. (2019). Quantifying the impact of changing the threshold of New York City heat emergency plan in reducing heat-related illnesses. Environmental Research Letters, 14(11). doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab402e
Chaix, B., Benmarhnia, T., Kestens, Y., Brondeel, R., Perchoux, C., Gerber, P., & Duncan, D. T. (2019). Combining sensor tracking with a GPS-based mobility survey to better measure physical activity in trips: public transport generates walking. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 16(1). doi: 10.1186/s12966-019-0841-2
Sheridan, P., Ilango, S., Bruckner, T. A., Wang, Q., Basu, R., & Benmarhnia, T. (2019). Ambient fine particulate matter and preterm birth in California: Identification of critical exposure windows. American Journal of Epidemiology, 188(9), 1608-1615. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwz120
Nori-Sarma, A., Benmarhnia, T., Rajiva, A., Azhar, G. S., Gupta, P., Pednekar, M. S., & Bell, M. L. (2019). Advancing our understanding of heat wave criteria and associated health impacts to improve heat wave alerts in developing country settings. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(12). doi: 10.3390/ijerph16122089
Heo, S., Nori-Sarma, A., Lee, K., Benmarhnia, T., Dominici, F., & Bell, M. L. (2019). The use of a quasi-experimental study on the mortality effect of a heat wave warning system in Korea. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(12). doi: 10.3390/ijerph16122245
Aguilera, R., Gershunov, A., & Benmarhnia, T. (2019). Atmospheric rivers impact California's coastal water quality via extreme precipitation. Science of the Total Environment, 671, 488-494. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.318
Benmarhnia, T., Zhao, X., Wang, J., Macdonald, M., & Chen, H. (2019). Evaluating the potential public health impacts of the Toronto cold weather program. Environment International, 127, 381-386. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.03.042
Bailey, J., Gerasopoulos, E., Rojas-Rueda, D., & Benmarhnia, T. (2019). Potential health and equity co-benefits related to the mitigation policies reducing air pollution from residential wood burning in Athens, Greece. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part a-Toxic/Hazardous Substances & Environmental Engineering. doi: 10.1080/10934529.2019.1629211
Green, H., Bailey, J., Schwarz, L., Vanos, J., Ebi, K., & Benmarhnia, T. (2019). Impact of heat on mortality and morbidity in low and middle income countries: A review of the epidemiological evidence and considerations for future research. Environmental Research, 171, 80-91. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2019.01.010
Chyderiotis, S., Beck, F., Andler, R., Hitchman, S. C., & Benmarhnia, T. (2019). How to reduce biases coming from a before and after design: the impact of the 2007-08 French smoking ban policy. European Journal of Public Health, 29(2), 372-377. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/cky160
Wang, Q., Benmarhnia, T., Li, C. C., Knibbs, L. D., Bao, J. Z., Ren, M., ... Huang, C. R. (2019). Seasonal analyses of the association between prenatal ambient air pollution exposure and birth weight for gestational age in Guangzhou, China. Science of the Total Environment, 649, 526-534. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.303

2018

Wang, Q., Benmarhnia, T., Zhang, H. H., Knibbs, L. D., Sheridan, P., Li, C. C., ... Huang, C. R. (2018). Identifying windows of susceptibility for maternal exposure to ambient air pollution and preterm birth. Environment International, 121, 317-324. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.09.021
Loizeau, M., Buteau, S., Chaix, B., McElroy, S., Counil, E., & Benmarhnia, T. (2018). Does the air pollution model influence the evidence of socio-economic disparities in exposure and susceptibility?. Environmental Research, 167, 650-661. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.08.002
Benmarhnia, T., Alexander, S., Price, K., Smargiassi, A., King, N., & Kaufman, J. S. (2018). The heterogeneity of vulnerability in public health: a heat wave action plan as a case study. Critical Public Health, 28(5), 619-625. doi: 10.1080/09581596.2017.1322176
Vijayaraghavan, M., Benmarnhia, T., Pierce, J. P., White, M. M., Kempster, J., Shi, Y. Y., ... Messer, K. (2018). Income disparities in smoking cessation and the diffusion of smoke-free homes among US smokers: Results from two longitudinal surveys. Plos One, 13(7). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0201467
Tresa, E., Benmarhnia, T., Clemens, T., Burazeri, G., & Czabanowska, K. (2018). Europeanization process impacts the patterns of alcohol consumption in the Western Balkans. European Journal of Public Health, 28(3), 516-521. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckx175
Leas, E. C., Pierce, J. P., Benmarhnia, T., White, M. M., Noble, M. L., Trinidad, D. R., & Strong, D. R. (2018). Effectiveness of pharmaceutical smoking cessation aids in a nationally representative cohort of American smokers. Jnci-Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 110(6), 581-587. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djx240
Benmarhnia, T., Delpla, I., Schwarz, L., Rodriguez, M. J., & Levallois, P. (2018). Heterogeneity in the Relationship between Disinfection By-Products in Drinking Water and Cancer: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(5). doi: 10.3390/ijerph15050979
Schinasi, L. H., Benmarhnia, T., & De Roos, A. J. (2018). Modification of the association between high ambient temperature and health by urban microclimate indicators: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Environmental Research, 161, 168-180. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2017.11.004
Lewin, A., Brondeel, R., Benmarhnia, T., Thomas, F., & Chaix, B. (2018). Attrition bias related to missing outcome data: A longitudinal simulation study. Epidemiology, 29(1), 87-95. doi: 10.1097/ede.0000000000000755

2017

Chaix, B., Duncan, D., Vallee, J., Vernez-Moudon, A., Benmarhnia, T., & Kestens, Y. (2017). The "Residential" Effect Fallacy in Neighborhood and Health Studies Formal Definition, Empirical Identification, and Correction. Epidemiology, 28(6), 789-797. doi: 10.1097/ede.0000000000000726
Benmarhnia, T., Huang, J., Basu, R., Wu, J., & Bruckner, T. A. (2017). Decomposition analysis of black-white disparities in birth outcomes: The relative contribution of air pollution and social factors in California. Environmental Health Perspectives, 125(10). doi: 10.1289/ehp490
Benmarhnia, T., Kihal-Talantikite, W., Ragettli, M. S., & Deguen, S. (2017). Small-area spatiotemporal analysis of heatwave impacts on elderly mortality in Paris: A cluster analysis approach. Science of the Total Environment, 592, 288-294. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.03.102
Zunzunegui, M. V., Belanger, E., Benmarhnia, T., Gobbo, M., Otero, A., Beland, F., ... Ribera-Casado, J. M. (2017). Financial fraud and health: the case of Spain. Gaceta Sanitaria, 31(4), 313-319. doi: 10.1016/j.gaceta.2016.12.012
Perchoux, C., Nazare, J. A., Benmarhnia, T., Salze, P., Feuillet, T., Hercberg, S., ... Simon, C. (2017). Neighborhood educational disparities in active commuting among women: the effect of distance between the place of residence and the place of work/study (an ACTI-Cites study). Bmc Public Health, 17(569). doi: 10.1186/s12889-017-4464-8

2016

Benmarhnia, T., Bailey, Z., Kaiser, D., Auger, N., King, N., & Kaufman, J. S. (2016). A Difference-in-Differences Approach to Assess the Effect of a Heat Action Plan on Heat-Related Mortality, and Differences in Effectiveness According to Sex, Age, and Socioeconomic Status (Montreal, Quebec). Environmental Health Perspectives, 124(11), 1694-1699. doi: 10.1289/EHP203

2015

Schwarz, L., Benmarhnia, T., & Laurian, L. (2015). Social Inequalities Related to Hazardous Incinerator Emissions: An Additional Level of Environmental Injustice. Environmental Justice, 8(6), 213-219. doi: 10.1089/env.2015.0022
Benmarhnia, T., Auger, N., Stanislas, V., Lo, E., & Kaufman, J. S. (2015). The relationship between apparent temperature and daily number of live births in Montreal. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 19(12), 2548-2551. doi: 10.1007/s10995-015-1794-y
Delpla, I., Benmarhnia, T., Lebel, A., Levallois, P., & Rodriguez, M. J. (2015). Investigating social inequalities in exposure to drinking water contaminants in rural areas. Environmental Pollution, 207, 88-96. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.046
Cartier, Y., Benmarhnia, T., & Brousselle, A. (2015). Tool for assessing health and equity impacts of interventions modifying air quality in urban environments. Evaluation and Program Planning, 53, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2015.07.004
Benmarhnia, T., Deguen, S., Kaufman, J. S., & Smargiassi, A. (2015). Vulnerability to heat-related mortality a systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression analysis. Epidemiology, 26(6), 781-793. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000375
Juneau, C., Benmarhnia, T., Poulin, A., Cote, S., & Potvin, L. (2015). Socioeconomic position during childhood and physical activity during adulthood: a systematic review. International Journal of Public Health, 60(7), 799-813. doi: 10.1007/s00038-015-0710-y
Benmarhnia, T., Grenier, P., Brand, A., Fournier, M., Deguen, S., & Smargiassi, A. (2015). Quantifying Vulnerability to Extreme Heat in Time Series Analyses: A Novel Approach Applied to Neighborhood Social Disparities under Climate Change. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 12(9), 11869-11879. doi: 10.3390/ijerph120911869
Deguen, S., Petit, C., Delbarre, A., Kihal, W., Padilla, C., Benmarhnia, T., ... Zmirou-Navier, D. (2015). Neighbourhood characteristics and long-term air pollution levels modify the association between the short-term nitrogen dioxide concentrations and all-cause mortality in Paris. Plos One, 10(7). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0131463

2014

Benmarhnia, T., Rey, L., Cartier, Y., Clary, C. M., Deguen, S., & Brousselle, A. (2014). Addressing equity in interventions to reduce air pollution in urban areas: a systematic review. International Journal of Public Health, 59(6), 933-944. doi: 10.1007/s00038-014-0608-0
Benmarhnia, T., Sottile, M. F., Plante, C., Brand, A., Casati, B., Fournier, M., & Smargiassi, A. (2014). Variability in Temperature-Related Mortality Projections under Climate Change. Environmental Health Perspectives, 122(12), 1293-1298. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1306954
Benmarhnia, T., Oulhote, Y., Petit, C., Lapostolle, A., Chauvin, P., Zmirou-Navier, D., & Deguen, S. (2014). Chronic air pollution and social deprivation as modifiers of the association between high temperature and daily mortality. Environmental Health, 13. doi: 10.1186/1476-069x-13-53

2013

Beck, F., Richard, J. B., Deutsch, A., Benmarhnia, T., Pirard, P., Roudier, C., & Peretti-Watel, P. (2013). Knowledge about radon and its associated risk perception in France. Cancer Radiotherapie, 17(8), 744-749. doi: 10.1016/j.canrad.2013.06.044