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ArticleEnvironmental research2023

Particle radioactivity from radon decay products and reduced pulmonary function among chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients.

Veronica A Wang, Petros Koutrakis, Longxiang Li, Man Liu, Carolina L Z Vieira, Brent A Coull, Edward F Maher, Choong-Min Kang, Eric Garshick

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Article in Environmental research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Veronica A WangDepartment of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Petros KoutrakisDepartment of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Longxiang LiDepartment of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Man LiuDepartment of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Carolina L Z VieiraDepartment of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Brent A CoullDepartment of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Edward F MaherDepartment of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Choong-Min KangDepartment of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Eric GarshickPulmonary, Allergy, Sleep and Critical Care Medicine Section, Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA; Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: eric.garshick@va.gov.
Harvard University · USBrigham and Women's Hospital · US

Funding

COPD and Response to Traffic Related ParticlesR01ES019853 · NIEHS · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI GARSHICK, ERIC · 2012 to 2016
$3.1M
Retrospective assessment of radon progeny and pollution effects in COPDR21ES029637 · NIEHS · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI GARSHICK, ERIC · 2019 to 2020
$453k
NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES019853NIEHS NIH HHS R21 ES029637
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRadon ( RESEARCH QUESTION: Is short-term exposure to particle radioactivity (PR) attributable to radon decay products emitted from particulate matter ≤2.5 μm in diameter (PM STUDY DESIGN AND

methodsIn this cohort study, 142 elderly, predominantly male patients with COPD from Eastern Massachusetts each had up to 4 one-week long seasonal assessments of indoor (home) and ambient (central site) PR and PM

resultsPR exposure metrics indicating radon decay product exposure from an indoor source were associated with a reduction in FEV

interpretationOur findings raise concern about the harmful effects of PR exposures attributable to residential radon on pulmonary function in patients with COPD.

Indexed as

Air PollutantsPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveRadioactivityRadonAgedCohort StudiesEnvironmental ExposureFemaleHumansMaleParticulate MatterRadon DaughtersSootAir PollutantsParticulate MatterRadonRadon DaughtersSootChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseParticle radioactivityPulmonary functionRadiationRadonSpirometry

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PMID36209792
PMCPMC9701170
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