ReviewTherapeutic advances in chronic disease2015
Impact of air quality on lung health: myth or reality?
Review in Therapeutic advances in chronic disease, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 67 citations in OpenAlex.
- The impact of air pollution on interstitial lung disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Assessing the risks of short-term exposure to ambient air pollutants on COVID-19 hospitalizations in Tehran, Iran: a time-stratified case-crossover approach.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Assessing the impact of mega-city construction engineering on urban livability: an explorative study of Yan'an.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- The growing impact of air quality on lung-related illness: a narrative review.Journal of thoracic disease · 2023Review
- Assessment of Indoor Air Quality for Group-Housed Macaques (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
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- Role of Environmental Air Pollution in Chronic Rhinosinusitis.Current allergy and asthma reports · 2021Review
- Traffic generated emissions alter the lung microbiota by promoting the expansion of Proteobacteria in C57Bl/6 mice placed on a high-fat diet.Ecotoxicology and environmental safety · 2021Article
- Evaluation of Pollutants Along the National Road N2 in Togo using the AERMOD Dispersion Model.Journal of health & pollution · 2020Article
- Host, Gender, and Early-Life Factors as Risks for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.Clinics in chest medicine · 2020Review
- Lagging and Flagging: Air Pollution, Shale Gas Exploration and the Interaction of Policy, Science, Ethics and Environmental Justice in England.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- The position paper of the Polish Society of Allergology on climate changes, natural disasters and allergy and asthma.Postepy dermatologii i alergologii · 2018Review
- Role of Oxidative Stress in the Pathology and Management of Human Tuberculosis.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2018Review
- The Interactive Roles of Lipopolysaccharides and dsRNA/Viruses on Respiratory Epithelial Cells and Dendritic Cells in Allergic Respiratory Disorders: The Hygiene Hypothesis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2017Review
- Short-Term Associations between Air Pollution Concentrations and Respiratory Health-Comparing Primary Health Care Visits, Hospital Admissions, and Emergency Department Visits in a Multi-Municipality Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Article
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- Effects of Exposure to New Car Interiors in Patients With Asthma and Allergic Rhinitis.Allergy & rhinology (Providence, R.I.)Article
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Authors and funding
4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
The respiratory system is a primary target of the harmful effects of key air pollutants of health concern. Several air pollutants have been implicated including particulate matter (PM), ozone (O3), nitrogen dioxide (NO2) polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). It is well known that episodes of exposure to high concentrations of outdoor air pollutants can cause acute respiratory exacerbations. However, there is now increasing evidence suggesting that significant exposure to outdoor air pollutants may be also associated with development of lung cancer and with incident cases of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and respiratory allergies. Here we provide a critical appraisal of the impact of air pollution on respiratory diseases and discuss strategies for preventing excessive exposure to harmful air pollutants. However, the evidence that significant exposure to air pollutants is causing COPD, lung cancer or respiratory allergies is not conclusive and therefore regulators must be aware that execution of clean air policies may not be that cost-effective and may lead to unintended consequences. Addressing the lung health effects of air pollution must be considered work in progress.
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