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Wan Rozita Wan Mahiyuddin
Researcher at National Institutes of Health
Publications - 24
Citations - 419
Wan Rozita Wan Mahiyuddin is an academic researcher from National Institutes of Health. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Haze. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 16 publications receiving 295 citations. Previous affiliations of Wan Rozita Wan Mahiyuddin include Ministry of Health (Malaysia).
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Short-term effects of daily air pollution on mortality
Wan Rozita Wan Mahiyuddin,Mazrura Sahani,Rasimah Aripin,Mohd Talib Latif,Thuan-Quoc Thach,Chit Ming Wong +5 more
TL;DR: Findings are noteworthy because seasonal confounding is unlikely in this relatively stable climate, by contrast with more temperate regions, and there is an association between daily mean O3 and natural mortality in a two-pollutants model after adjusting for PM10.
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A case-crossover analysis of forest fire haze events and mortality in Malaysia
Mazrura Sahani,Nurul Ashikin Zainon,Wan Rozita Wan Mahiyuddin,Mohd Talib Latif,Rozita Hod,Firoz Khan,Norhayati Mohd Tahir,Chang-Chuan Chan +7 more
TL;DR: This study clearly indicates that exposure to haze events showed immediate and delayed effects on mortality in the Klang Valley region between 2000 and 2007.
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Fish Consumption Pattern Among Adults of Different Ethnics in Peninsular Malaysia
Nurul Izzah Ahmad,Wan Rozita Wan Mahiyuddin,Tengku Rozaina Tengku Mohamad,Cheong Yoon Ling,Siti Fatimah Daud,Nasriyah Che Hussein,Nor Aini Abdullah,Rafiza Shaharudin,Lokman Hakim Sulaiman +8 more
TL;DR: Fish consumption was significantly associated with ethnicity, age, marital status, residential area, and years of education of adults in Peninsular Malaysia, and the data collected are beneficial for the purpose of health risk assessment on the intake of contaminants through fish/seafood consumption.
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Mercury levels of marine fish commonly consumed in Peninsular Malaysia
Nurul Izzah Ahmad,Mohd Fairulnizal Mohd Noh,Wan Rozita Wan Mahiyuddin,Hamdan Jaafar,Ismail Ishak,Wan Nurul Farah Wan Azmi,Yuvaneswary Veloo,Mohd Hairulhisam Hairi +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, the concentration of total methylmercury in the edible portion of 46 species of marine fish (n = 297) collected from selected major fish landing ports and wholesale markets throughout Peninsular Malaysia.
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Risk of concentrations of major air pollutants on the prevalence of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases in urbanized area of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Muhammad Abdul Basit Ahmad Tajudin,Firoz Khan,Wan Rozita Wan Mahiyuddin,Rozita Hod,Mohd Talib Latif,Ahmad Hazuwan Hamid,Sufian Abd Rahman,Mazrura Sahani +7 more
TL;DR: It is indicated that exposure to trace gases in Kuala Lumpur could lead to both immediate and delayed effects on cardiovascular and respiratory hospitalisations.