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Effects of indoor air pollution on respiratory symptoms of non-smoking women in Niš, Serbia
RATIONALE: The aim of this study was to determine the effects of indoor air pollution exposure on respiratory symptoms and illnesses in non-smoking women in Niš, Serbia. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study was carried out in 1,082 never-smoking females, aged 20-40 years, who were not occupationally exp...
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2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3436622/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22958910 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2049-6958-6-6-351 |
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author | Stanković, Aleksandra Nikolić, Maja Arandjelović, Mirjana |
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description | RATIONALE: The aim of this study was to determine the effects of indoor air pollution exposure on respiratory symptoms and illnesses in non-smoking women in Niš, Serbia. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study was carried out in 1,082 never-smoking females, aged 20-40 years, who were not occupationally exposed to indoor air pollution. The prevalence of respiratory symptoms and illnesses was assessed using the American Thoracic Society questionnaires. Multivariate methods were used in the analysis. RESULTS: A strong association was found between respiratory symptoms and indoor air pollution. The associations between home dampness and sinusitis and bronchitis were also found to be statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS: Indoor air pollution exposure is an important risk factor for respiratory symptoms and illnesses in non-smoking women in Niš, Serbia. |
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spelling | pubmed-34366222012-09-08 Effects of indoor air pollution on respiratory symptoms of non-smoking women in Niš, Serbia Stanković, Aleksandra Nikolić, Maja Arandjelović, Mirjana Multidiscip Respir Med Original Article RATIONALE: The aim of this study was to determine the effects of indoor air pollution exposure on respiratory symptoms and illnesses in non-smoking women in Niš, Serbia. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study was carried out in 1,082 never-smoking females, aged 20-40 years, who were not occupationally exposed to indoor air pollution. The prevalence of respiratory symptoms and illnesses was assessed using the American Thoracic Society questionnaires. Multivariate methods were used in the analysis. RESULTS: A strong association was found between respiratory symptoms and indoor air pollution. The associations between home dampness and sinusitis and bronchitis were also found to be statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS: Indoor air pollution exposure is an important risk factor for respiratory symptoms and illnesses in non-smoking women in Niš, Serbia. BioMed Central 2011-12-10 /pmc/articles/PMC3436622/ /pubmed/22958910 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2049-6958-6-6-351 Text en Copyright ©2011 Novamedia srl |
spellingShingle | Original Article Stanković, Aleksandra Nikolić, Maja Arandjelović, Mirjana Effects of indoor air pollution on respiratory symptoms of non-smoking women in Niš, Serbia |
title | Effects of indoor air pollution on respiratory symptoms of non-smoking women in Niš, Serbia |
title_full | Effects of indoor air pollution on respiratory symptoms of non-smoking women in Niš, Serbia |
title_fullStr | Effects of indoor air pollution on respiratory symptoms of non-smoking women in Niš, Serbia |
title_full_unstemmed | Effects of indoor air pollution on respiratory symptoms of non-smoking women in Niš, Serbia |
title_short | Effects of indoor air pollution on respiratory symptoms of non-smoking women in Niš, Serbia |
title_sort | effects of indoor air pollution on respiratory symptoms of non-smoking women in niš, serbia |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3436622/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22958910 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2049-6958-6-6-351 |
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