A Method to Estimate Health Effects Based on Error‐Prone Simulated Environmental Exposure: An Application to a Multi‐Country Study on Birthweight and Fine Particulate Matter

Key Points

• This research explores how to accurately estimate health effects, particularly focusing on birthweight influenced by environmental exposure, despite measurement errors.
• Applied a method for estimating health effects based on simulated environmental exposures.
• Utilized CMIP6-based exposures to analyze the relationship between fine particulate matter and birthweight across multiple countries.
• Corrected for measurement error to reduce bias in estimates.
• Demonstrated that health effect estimates for birthweight in relation to fine particulate matter remain consistent despite measurement errors.
• Significantly improved accuracy in the estimates of the effect by implementing error correction techniques.