Mortality and life expectancy of Yokkaichi Asthma patients, Japan: Late effects of air pollution in 1960–70s

BACKGROUND: The incidence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and bronchial asthma began increasing in early 1960s in the population of Yokkaichi-city (Mie Prefecture, Japan). The cause of the disease was sulfur oxide air pollution, and it is known as Yokkaichi Asthma. The pollution mark...

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Autores principales: Guo, Peng, Yokoyama, Kazuhito, Suenaga, Masami, Kida, Hirotaka
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2311286/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18302742
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-069X-7-8

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2311286/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18302742
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-069X-7-8

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