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Association between respiratory prescribing, air pollution and deprivation, in primary health care

Author(s) -

Eleni Sofianopoulou,

Stephen P. Rushton,

Peter J. Diggle,

Tanja PlessMulloli

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916

H-Index - 82

eISSN - 1741-3850

pISSN - 1741-3842

DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/fdt107

Subject(s) - asthma , medicine , salbutamol , copd , primary care , population , environmental health , air pollution , respiratory disease , respiratory system , epidemiology , social deprivation , bronchodilator , emergency medicine , family medicine , lung , chemistry , organic chemistry , economics , economic growth

We investigated the association between respiratory prescribing, air quality and deprivation in primary health care. Most previous studies have used data from secondary and tertiary care to quantify air pollution effects on exacerbations of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, these outcomes capture patients who suffer from relatively severe symptoms.

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