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Long-term air pollution exposure and living close to busy roads are associated with COPD in women

BACKGROUND: Lung function and exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have been associated with short-term exposure to air pollution. However, the effect of long-term exposure to particulate matter from industry and traffic on COPD as defined by lung function has not been evalu...

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Autores principales: Schikowski, Tamara, Sugiri, Dorothea, Ranft, Ulrich, Gehring, Ulrike, Heinrich, Joachim, Wichmann, H-Erich, Krämer, Ursula
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1352358/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16372913
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-6-152