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ReviewPhysiological reports2024

Impact of environmental air pollution on respiratory health and function.

Samuel Wallbanks, Benjamin Griffiths, Maximillian Thomas, Oliver J Price, Karl P Sylvester

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Review in Physiological reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Respiratory Emergencies in Disasters: A Narrative Review.Thoracic research and practice · 2026
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  3. Olfactory Decline in Elderly at High Altitudes: A Narrative Review.International journal of general medicine · 2026
    Review
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Samuel WallbanksBirmingham Heartlands Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Benjamin GriffithsSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
Maximillian ThomasRespiratory Physiology, University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, Brighton, UK.
Oliver J PriceSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
Karl P SylvesterRespiratory Physiology, Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6851-1219

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Environmental air pollution presents a considerable risk to global respiratory health. If critical levels are exceeded, inhaled pollutants can lead to the development of respiratory dysfunction and provoke exacerbation in those with pre-existing chronic respiratory disease. Over 90% of the global population currently reside in areas where environmental air pollution is considered excessive-with adverse effects ranging from acute airway irritation to complex immunomodulatory alterations. This narrative review provides an up-to-date perspective concerning the impact of environmental air pollution on respiratory health and function and describes the underpinning mechanisms that contribute to the development and progression of chronic respiratory disease.

Indexed as

Air PollutantsAir PollutionAnimalsEnvironmental ExposureHumansRespiratory Tract DiseasesAir Pollutantsairwayhealth inequalitiespollutionrespiratory physiology

Identifiers

PMID39175108
PMCPMC11341277

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