Association between ambient air pollution, meteorological conditions and exacerbations of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adult citizens of the town of Smederevo | Zendy

Ivan Stevanovic | Zendy; Milena Jovašević-Stojanović | Zendy; J. Jović Stošić | Zendy

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Association between ambient air pollution, meteorological conditions and exacerbations of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adult citizens of the town of Smederevo

Author(s) -

Ivan Stevanovic,

Milena Jovašević-Stojanović,

J. Jović Stošić

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

vojnosanitetski pregled

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123

H-Index - 19

eISSN - 2406-0720

pISSN - 0042-8450

DOI - 10.2298/vsp141111026s

Subject(s) - medicine , exacerbation , asthma , copd , air pollution , environmental health , air quality index , incidence (geometry) , population , meteorology , chemistry , physics , organic chemistry , optics

Smederevo is the only town in Serbia with a steel factory, whose exhausts contribute to air pollution. Therefore, the city conducts continuous monitoring of air quality. In recent years, high levels of particulate matter (PM) including coarse (PM₁₀) and fine (PM₂.₅) particles in the air have frequently been recorded. The aim of this study was to assess association between exacerbation of asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in adults and air pollution or meteorological conditions.

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