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Christofer Åström

I'm working with research on how high temperatures and air pollution can affect our health and who are most vulnerable. I'm also looking at how this could change as the climate is changing.

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Affiliation
Research fellow at Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine Section: Section of Sustainable Health
Location
6B, 4tr, Norrlands universitetssjukhus Umeå universitet, 901 85 Umeå

My research is about how people are affected by their surrounding environment. High temperatures and air pollution affect the risk of becoming ill and, in the worst case, dying prematurely. I investigate how high temperatures affect us as a population but also how different diseases and drug usage change how an individual can handle a heat wave. Understanding this is of great importance and will help us to adapt to a future with elevated temperatures and also the increase in the number as well as the intensity of heat waves that come with a warmer climate.

I have also looked at how air pollution affects our health. Air pollution increases the risk of morbidity in the same groups that are vulnerable during a heat wave. This is important if you want to prevent morbidity in the population in general. I have also studied how air pollution affects the risk of complications during pregnancy.

My research is strongly linked to the work that takes place at the Swedish Public Health Agency, where I, together with colleagues, have contributed to the knowledge base on the health effects of high temperatures. The work has also provided support for ongoing activities at the Swedish Public Health Agency, which monitors the mortality of the population. Within the framework of my research, I have also been a support for SMHI in the development of the heatwave early warning system used in Sweden.

My research has also given me the opportunity to participate in major international research collaborations and mainly in the Multi-Country Multi-City (MCC) Collaborative Research Network.

Environment International, Elsevier 2023, Vol. 179
de Bont, Jeroen; Pickford, Regina; Åström, Christofer; et al.
Environment International, Elsevier 2023, Vol. 174
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Environment International, Elsevier 2023, Vol. 181
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American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, American Thoracic Society 2022, Vol. 206, (8) : 999-1007
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Epidemiology, Wolters Kluwer 2022, Vol. 33, (2) : 167-175
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The Lancet Planetary Health, Elsevier 2022, Vol. 6, (5) : e410-e421
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The Innovation, Cell Press 2022, Vol. 3, (2)
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The Lancet Planetary Health, Elsevier 2021, Vol. 5, (9) : e579-e587
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The Lancet Planetary Health, Vol. 5, (4) : e191-e199
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Atmosphere, MDPI 2021, Vol. 12, (11)
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Environmental epidemiology, Wolters Kluwer 2021, Vol. 5, (5)
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Nature Climate Change, Nature Publishing Group 2021, Vol. 11, (6) : 492-500
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The Lancet Planetary Health, Elsevier 2021, Vol. 5, (7) : e415-e425
Zhao, Qi; Guo, Yuming; Ye, Tingting; et al.
Health Affairs, Project HOPE 2020, Vol. 39, (12) : 2168-2174
Ebi, Kristie L.; Åström, Christofer; Boyer, Christopher J.; et al.
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, Sage Publications 2020, Vol. 48, (4) : 428-435
Oudin Åström, Daniel; Åström, Christofer; Forsberg, Bertil; et al.
International Journal of Epidemiology, Oxford University Press 2020, Vol. 49, (5) : 1443-1453
Sjödin, Henrik; Johansson, Anders F.; Brännström, Åke; et al.
The BMJ, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2020, Vol. 368
Vicedo-Cabrera, Ana M; Sera, Francesco; Liu, Cong; et al.
Environment International, Elsevier 2019, Vol. 131
Lee, Jae Young; Kim, Ho; Gasparrini, Antonio; et al.
New England Journal of Medicine, Waltham: Massachusetts Medical Society 2019, Vol. 381, (8) : 705-715
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, MDPI 2019, Vol. 16, (6)
Olstrup, Henrik; Johansson, Christer; Forsberg, Bertil; et al.
Environmental Research Letters, Vol. 14, (7)
Orru, Hans; Åström, Christofer; Andersson, Camilla; et al.
International Journal of Epidemiology, Oxford University Press 2019, Vol. 48, (4) : 1101-1112
Sera, Francesco; Armstrong, Ben; Tobias, Aurelio; et al.
Läkartidningen, Stockholm: Läkartidningen Förlag AB 2019, Vol. 116
Åström, Christofer; Bjelkmar, Pär; Forsberg, Bertil
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, MDPI 2018, Vol. 15, (9) : 1-11
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Environmental Health, BioMed Central (BMC) 2018, Vol. 17, (1)
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Umeå University medical dissertations, 1890
Åström, Christofer
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, MDPI AG 2017, Vol. 14, (7)
Åström, Christofer; Åström, Daniel Oudin; Andersson, Camilla; et al.
PLOS ONE, Vol. 11, (5)
Oudin Åström, Daniel; Åström, Christofer; Rekker, Kaidi; et al.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, MDPI AG 2015, Vol. 12, (12) : 15567-15583
de' Donato, Francesca K.; Leone, Michela; Scortichini, Matteo; et al.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol. 12, (1) : 254-267
Åström, Christofer; Ebi, Kristie L; Langner, Joakim; et al.
European Respiratory Journal, Vol. 41, (2) : 285-294
Orru, Hans; Andersson, Camilla; Ebi, Kristie L; et al.
BMJ Open, group.bmj.open 2013, Vol. 3, (1) : e001842-
Åström, Christofer; Orru, Hans; Rocklöv, Joacim; et al.
Yrkes- och miljömedicin i Umeå rapporterar, 2012:4
Andersson, Louise; Forsberg, Bertil; Oudin Åström, Daniel; et al.
Environmental Research, Vol. 118 : 149-151
Barnett, A. G.; Åström, Christofer
EcoHealth, Vol. 9, (4) : 448-454
Åstrom, Christofer; Rocklöv, Joacim; Hales, Simon; et al.
Global Environmental Change, Elsevier 2011, Vol. 21, (4) : 1209-1214
Béguin, Andreas; Hales, Simon; Rocklöv, Joacim; et al.
Åström, Christofer; Oudin Åström, Daniel; Andersson, Camilla; et al.
Åström, Christofer; Oudin Åström, Daniel; Andersson, Camilla; et al.

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