Particulate Air Pollution and Chronic Respiratory Symptoms among Traffic Policemen in Bangkok

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 201-207

  Tamura, Kenji ^a   Jinsart, Wanida ^b   Yano, Eiji ^c   Karita, Kanae ^c   Boudoung, Doungrutai ^b,d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c TEIKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Particulate matter; Respiratory disease; Thailand; Traffic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXHAUST GAS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLICE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SYMPTOM; THAILAND; TRAFFIC; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CITIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLICE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; THAILAND; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 0345566358     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/AEOH.58.4.201-207     Document Type: Article

References (28)

1. Schwela DH. Air pollution and health in urban areas. Rev Environ Health 2000; 15(1-2):13-42.
2. Committee of the Environmental and Occupational Health Assembly of the American Thoracic Society. Health effects of outdoor air pollution. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1996; 153:3-50.
3. Pope CA, Dockery DW, Schwartz J. Review of epidemiological evidence of health effects of particulate air pollution. Inhal Toxicol 1995; 7:1-18.
4. Zemp E, Elsasser S, Schindler C, et al. Long-term ambient air pollution and respiratory symptoms in adults (SAPALDIA study). The SAPALDIA Team. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1999; 159:1257-66.
5. Mage D, Walsh MP. Case studies from cities around the world. In: Schwela D, Zali O (Eds). Urban Traffic Pollution. London, U.K.: E&FN Spon, 1999; pp 177-81.
6. Department of Citizenship Registration, Ministry of Interior, Bangkok, Thailand. Annual Report 1995. Bangkok, Thailand: Ministry of Interior, 1996.
7. Epidemiology Department, Ministry of Public Health Bangkok, Thailand. Annual Report 1995. Bangkok, Thailand: Ministry of Public Health, 1996.
8. Office of the Commission for the Management of Road Traffic, Bangkok, Thailand. Report in 1996. Bangkok, Thailand: Office of the Commission for the Management of Road Traffic, 1997.
9. Pollution Control Department, Ministry of Science Technology and Environment, Bangkok, Thailand. Report on Situation and Management of Air Pollution and Noise in Thailand 1998. Bangkok, Thailand: Ministry of Science Technology and Environment, 1999.
10. Chestnut LG, Ostro BD, Vichit-Vadakan N, et al. Final Report on Health Effects of Particulate Matter Air Pollution in Bangkok. (Prepared for Pollution Control Department, Ministry of Science Technology and Environment, Thailand.) Boulder, CO: Hagler Bailly Services, Inc., 1998.
11. Ostro BD, Chestnut LG, Vichit-Vadakhan N, et al. The impact of particulate matter on daily mortality in Bangkok Thailand. J Air Waste Mang Assoc 1999; 49(9):100-07.
12. Vichit-Vadakan N, Ostro BD, Chestnut LG, et al. Air pollution and respiratory symptoms: results from three panel studies in Bangkok, Thailand. Environ Health Perspect, 2001; 109(suppl 3):381-87.
13. Karita K, Yano E, Jinsart W, et al. Respiratory symptoms and pulmonary function among traffic policemen in Bangkok. Arch Environ Health 2001; 56(5):467-70.
14. Jinsart W, Tamura K, Loetkamonwit S, et al. Roadside particulate air pollution in Bangkok. J Air Waste Mang Assoc 2002; 52:1102-10.
15. Ferris BG. Epidemiology Standardization Project II. Recommended respiratory disease questionnaire for use with adults and children in epidemiological research. Am Rev Respir Dis 1978; 118(Pt 2):7-53.
16. Mantel N, Haenszel W. Statistical aspects of the analysis of data from retrospective studies of disease. J Natl Cancer Inst 1959; 22:719-48.
17. Euler GL, Abbey DE, Magie AR, et al. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease symptom effects of long-term cumulative exposure to ambient levels of total suspended particulates and sulfur dioxide in California Seventh-Day Adventist residents. Arch Environ Health 1987; 42:213-22.
18. Mullahy J, Portney PR. Air pollution, cigarette smoking, and the production of respiratory health. J Health Econ 1990;9:193-205.
19. Schwartz J. Particulate air pollution and chronic respiratory disease. Environ Res 1993; 62:7-13.
20. Xu X, Wang L. Association of indoor and outdoor particulate level with chronic respiratory illness. Am Rev Respir Dis 1993; 148:1516-22.
21. Yano E, Yokoyama Y, Nishii S. Chronic pulmonary effects of volcanic ash: an epidemiologic study. Arch Environ Health. 1986; 41:94-99.
22. Yano E, Yokoyama Y, Higashi H, et al. Health effects of volcanic ash: a repeat study. Arch Environ Health 1990; 45:367-73.
23. Aekplakorn W, Metadilogkul O, Sawanpanyalert P, et al. Comparison of respiratory health between traffic and non traffic policemen in Bangkok, Thailand. Thai J Tuberc Chest Dis 14:221-31.
24. Chaiyaporn N, Jarungjitaree S, Ercharuporn S. Effects of air pollutants upon the pulmonary function in Thai traffic police. Mahidol J; 4:69-71.
25. Wongsurakiat P, Maranetra N, Nana A, et al. Respiratory Symptoms and pulmonary function of traffic policemen in Thonburi. J Med Assoc Thai 1999; 82(5):435-43.
26. Dockery DW, Pope CA, Xu X, et al. An association between air pollution and mortality in six U.S. cities. N Engl J Med 1993; 329:1753-59.
27. Schwartz J, Dockery DW, Neas LM. Is daily mortality associated specifically with fine particles? J Air Waste Manag Assoc 1996; 46:927-39.
28. Pope CA, Dockery DW. Epidemiology of chronic health effects: cross-sectional studies. In: Wilson R, Spengler JD (Eds). Particles in Our Air: Concentrations and Health Effects. Boston, MA: Harvard University Press, 1996; pp 49-67.