Exposure to air pollution is associated with adverse cardiopulmonary health effects in international travellers | Zendy

M. J. Ruzmyn Vilcassim | Zendy; George Thurston | Zendy; LungChi Chen | Zendy; Chris C. Lim | Zendy; Eric L. Saunders | Zendy; Yixin Yao | Zendy; Terry Gordon | Zendy

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Exposure to air pollution is associated with adverse cardiopulmonary health effects in international travellers

Author(s) -

M. J. Ruzmyn Vilcassim,

George Thurston,

LungChi Chen,

Chris C. Lim,

Eric L. Saunders,

Yixin Yao,

Terry Gordon

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

journal of travel medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.985

H-Index - 59

eISSN - 1708-8305

pISSN - 1195-1982

DOI - 10.1093/jtm/taz032

Subject(s) - medicine , evening , megacity , morning , environmental health , metropolitan area , lung function , air pollution , demography , names of the days of the week , toxicology , lung , linguistics , chemistry , physics , philosophy , economy , organic chemistry , biology , pathology , astronomy , sociology , economics

With the number of annual global travellers reaching 1.2 billion, many individuals encounter greater levels of air pollution when they travel abroad to megacities around the world. This study's objective was to determine if visits to cities abroad with greater levels of air pollution adversely impact cardiopulmonary health.

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