Outdoor air pollution: Impact on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients

Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 150-157

  Ko, Fanny W S ^a,b   Hui, David S C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Morbidity; Mortality; Outdoor air pollution

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MORTALITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE;

AIR POLLUTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; LUNG; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 62349133439     PISSN: 10705287     EISSN: 15316971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCP.0b013e32832185ee     Document Type: Review

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