Impact of Air Pollution and Outdoor Temperature on the Rate of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations

Impact of Air Pollution and Outdoor Temperature on the Rate of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations

Background: Environmental pollution can be one of the main risk factors for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Aim: To study the relationship between air pollution, outdoor temperature and exacerbations of COPD. Materials and methods: COPD patients (n=1432) were fol...

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Main Authors: Krachunov Iliya I., Kyuchukov Nikolay H., Ivanova Zlatina I., Yanev Nikolay A., Hristova Petkana A., Borisova Elena D., Popova Tsanya P., Pavlov Plamen S., Nikolova Pavlina T., Ivanov Yavor Y.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2017-12-01
Series:Folia Medica
Subjects:
air pollution
PM10
outdoor temperature
COPD
exacerbations
Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/folmed.2017.59.issue-4/folmed-2017-0053/folmed-2017-0053.xml?format=INT

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