Title: Study of health related responses to air pollution of persons with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Houston, Texas. Final report
Abstract:The study is a longitudinal epidemiological study of the health problems of Houston residents of diverse backgrounds who have been determined to have allergic asthma, chronic bronchitis, and/or pulmon...The study is a longitudinal epidemiological study of the health problems of Houston residents of diverse backgrounds who have been determined to have allergic asthma, chronic bronchitis, and/or pulmonary emphysema. Throughout this report, persons with one or more of these three health problems are classified as having Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD. The use of the term COPD provides a consistent shortform for indicating the disease state of participants and is intended to be interpreted only as defined here, i.e., that each study participant has been determined to have one or more of the pulmonary disorders listed. Persons with COPD were selected as a study group because they are especially sensitive to respiratory stimulants. The overall objective was to determine what variations, if any, in the health status of persons determined to have COPD might be attributed to daily variations in their outdoor environment. To this purpose, the specific objectives have been to determine: (1) The daily occurrence of clinical manifestations of the underlying respiratory diseases and (2) The strength of associations among the various health related and environmental variables.Read More
Publication Year: 1979
Publication Date: 1979-03-01
Language: en
Type: article
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