Michael N. Bates, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology
PHONE: (510) 643-1627
FAX: (510) 642-5815
LOCATION: 783 University Hall
E-MAIL: m_bates@berkeley.edu
Research Interests
- Health risks of long-term, low-level exposure to hydrogen sulfide
- Health effects of exposure to indoor cooking smoke in developing countries
- Cancer risks in firefighters
- Safety of dental amalgams
- Health effects of arsenic in drinking water
- Exposure to and health effects of organochlorine compounds
Selected Publications
Bates M.N., Khalakdina A., Pai M., Chang L., Lessa F., Smith K.R. (2007). The risk of tuberculosis from exposure to tobacco smoke: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Arch Intern Med; 167:335-342.
Bates M.N. (2006). Mercury amalgam dental fillings: an epidemiologic assessment. Int J Hygiene Env Health; 209:309-316.
Pokhrel A.K., Smith K.R., Khalakdina A., Deuja A., Bates M.N. (2005). Case-control study of indoor cooking smoke exposure and cataract in Nepal and India. Int J Epidemiol; 34: 702-708.
Fink C., Bates M.N. (2005). Melanoma and Ionizing Radiation: Is There a Causal Relationship? Radiation Research; 164:701-710.
Bates M.N., Buckland S.J., Garrett N., Caudill S.P., Ellis H. (2005). Methodological aspects of a national population-based study of persistent organochlorine compounds in serum. Chemosphere; 58:943-51.
Bates M.N., Fawcett J., Garrett N., Cutress T., Kjellstrom T. (2004). Health effects of dental amalgam exposure: a retrospective cohort study. Int J Epidemiol, 33: 894-901.
Bates M.N., Rey O.A., Biggs M.L., Hopenhayn C., Moore L.E., Kalman D., Steinmaus C., Smith A.H. (2004). Case-control study of bladder cancer and exposure to arsenic in Argentina. Amer J Epidemiol; 159:381-9.
Bates M.N., Buckland S.J., Garrett N., Ellis H., Needham L.L., Patterson Jr. D.G., Turner W.E., Russell D.G. (2004). Persistent organochlorines in the serum of the non-occupationally exposed New Zealand population. Chemosphere; 54:1431-1443.
Bates M.N., Garrett N., Shoemack P. (2002). Investigation of health effects of hydrogen sulfide from a geothermal source. Arch Environ Health; 57:405-411.
Bates M.N., Fawcett J., Garrett N., Arnold R., Pearce N., Woodward A. (2001). Is testicular cancer an occupational disease of fire fighters? Amer J Indust Med 40:263-70.
Profile updated: April 21, 2008