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Particulate Matter–Induced Health Effects: Who Is Susceptible?

Author(s) -

Kenichiro Inoue,

Hirohisa Takano

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

environmental health perspectives

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257

H-Index - 282

eISSN - 1552-9924

pISSN - 0091-6765

DOI - 10.1289/ehp.1103846

Subject(s) - particulates , environmental health , environmental chemistry , chemistry , environmental science , medicine , organic chemistry

doi:10.1289/ehp.1103846 We read with great interest a recent review by Sacks et al. (2011) and would like to add some comments to facilitating effects of particulate matter (PM) on preexisting respiratory diseases. First of all, the adverse effects of PM/diesel exhaust particles (DEP) on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) pathophysiology seem to be controversial. Subjects with pulmonary emphysema are epidemiologically susceptible to PM (Dockery et al. 1993; Euler et al. 1987; MacNee and Donaldson 2003; Thisha

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