SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
The Effect of Fire Smoke Exposure on Firefighters' Lung Function: A Meta-Analysis.
Synthesis in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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7 citing papers in PubMed.
- Health risk assessment of wildfire smoke exposure: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic reviews · 2026Article
- From combustion to consequence: respiratory health concerns from primary and aged smoke at the wildland-urban interface.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- Work Exposome and Related Disorders of Firefighters: An Overview of Systematized Reviews.Safety and health at work · 2025Review
- Determinants of Health and Performance in Wildland Firefighters: A Narrative Review.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Review
- Firefighters' occupational exposure to air pollution: impact on COPD and asthma-study protocol.BMJ open respiratory research · 2024Article
- The Puzzle of Marijuana Use and Forced Vital Capacity.Annals of the American Thoracic Society · 2024Review
- Exploring the use of masks for protection against the effects of wildfire smoke among people with preexisting respiratory conditions.BMC public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
Firefighters are exposed to a range of harmful substances during firefighting. Exposure to fire smoke has been associated with a decrease in their lung function. However, the cause-effect relationship between those two factors is not yet demonstrated. This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the potential associations between firefighters' occupational exposure and their lung function deterioration. Studies were identified from PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus and Science Direct databases (August 1990-March 2021). The studies were included when reporting the lung function values of Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 s (FEV
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