Published May 2018 | Version v1
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The cumulative effect of air pollutants on the acute exacerbation of COPD in Shanghai, China

Creators

  • 1. Department of Respiratory Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025 (China)
  • 2. Department of Respiratory Medicine, Shanghai Jing'an Geriatric Hospital, Shanghai 200040 (China)

Description

Highlights: • It gave predictive cutoff values of PM2.5 and NO2 for AECOPD. • The cumulative effects were analysed by seasonal. Epidemiologic studies have shown the effect of air pollutants on acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD). However, little is known regarding the dose-response relationship. This study aimed to investigate the cumulative effect of air pollutants on AECOPD.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.12.042

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.12.042;
PII
S0048969717334617;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Science of the Total Environment
Journal Volume
622
Journal Page Range
p. 875-881
ISSN
0048-9697
CODEN
STENDL

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
53036309
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Descriptors DEI
AIR POLLUTION; CHINA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIPS; LUNGS; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DISEASES
Descriptors DEC
ASIA; BODY; CHALCOGENIDES; DISEASES; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; NITROGEN OXIDES; ORGANS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; POLLUTION; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

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