Major air pollutants and risk of COPD exacerbations: A systematic review and meta-analysis

International Journal of COPD

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 3079-3091

  Li, Jinhui ^a,b   Sun, Shengzhi ^a,b   Tang, Robert ^a,b   Qiu, Hong ^b   Huang, Qingyuan ^c   Mason, Tonya G ^b   Tian, Linwei ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acute exposure; Air pollution; COPD exacerbations; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LOW INCOME COUNTRY; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY; REVIEW; RISK; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; INFANT; LUNG; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; ODDS RATIO; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TIME FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIR POLLUTANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85007487787     PISSN: 11769106     EISSN: 11782005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/COPD.S122282     Document Type: Review

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