Unconventional Gas and Oil Drilling Is Associated with Increased Hospital Utilization Rates

Thomas Jemielita; George L. Gerton; Matthew Neidell; Steven Chillrud; Beizhan Yan; Martin Stute; Marilyn Howarth; Pouné Saberi; Nicholas Fausti; Trevor M. Penning; Jason Roy; Kathleen J. Propert; Reynold A. Panettieri Jr.

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0131093

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Unconventional Gas and Oil Drilling Is Associated with Increased Hospital Utilization Rates

Thomas Jemielita ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Thomas Jemielita, George L. Gerton

Affiliation Department of Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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George L. Gerton ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Thomas Jemielita, George L. Gerton

Affiliation Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology (CEET), Airways Biology Initiative, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Matthew Neidell,

Affiliation Department of Health Policy and Management, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America
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Steven Chillrud,

Affiliation Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, New York, United States of America
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Beizhan Yan,

Affiliation Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, New York, United States of America
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Martin Stute,

Affiliation Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, New York, United States of America
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Marilyn Howarth,

Affiliation Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology (CEET), Airways Biology Initiative, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Pouné Saberi,

Affiliation Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology (CEET), Airways Biology Initiative, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Nicholas Fausti,

Affiliation Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology (CEET), Airways Biology Initiative, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Trevor M. Penning,

Affiliation Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology (CEET), Airways Biology Initiative, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Jason Roy,

Affiliation Department of Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Kathleen J. Propert,

Affiliation Department of Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Reynold A. Panettieri Jr.

* E-mail: rap@mail.med.upenn.edu

Affiliation Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology (CEET), Airways Biology Initiative, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Unconventional Gas and Oil Drilling Is Associated with Increased Hospital Utilization Rates

Thomas Jemielita,
George L. Gerton,
Matthew Neidell,
Steven Chillrud,
Beizhan Yan,
Martin Stute,
Marilyn Howarth,
Pouné Saberi,
Nicholas Fausti,
Trevor M. Penning

Published: July 15, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0131093

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