High COPD prevalence at high altitude: does household air pollution play a role?

Studies comparing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) prevalence across altitudes report conflicting results. However, household air pollution (HAP), a major COPD risk factor, was mostly not accounted for in previous analyses and never objectively measured. We aimed to compare the prevalenc...

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Published in:Eur Respir J
Main Authors: Brakema, Evelyn A., Tabyshova, Aizhamal, Kasteleyn, Marise J., Molendijk, Eveline, van der Kleij, Rianne M.J.J., van Boven, Job F.M., Emilov, Berik, Akmatalieva, Meerim, Mademilov, Maamed, Numans, Mattijs E., Williams, Sian, Sooronbaev, Talant, Chavannes, Niels H.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: European Respiratory Society 2019
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6428658/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30464013
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1183/13993003.01193-2018
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