Open AccessChronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations and progression in relation to ambient air pollutants exposure
Author(s) -
Miglena Doneva,
Guenka Petrova,
Даниела Петрова,
Maria Kamusheva,
Valentina Petkova,
Konstantin Tachkov,
Ventsislava Pencheva,
Ognyan Georgiev
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of thoracic disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 2077-6624
pISSN - 2072-1439
DOI - 10.21037/jtd.2019.05.50
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , exacerbation , air pollution , pulmonary disease , pollutant , observational study , emergency medicine , air pollutants , prospective cohort study , environmental health , intensive care medicine , chemistry , organic chemistry
The information for the impact of air pollutants on the severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and hospital admissions in Bulgaria is scarce. The aim of the study is to assess the relationship between some ambient air pollution and exacerbations levels as well as hospital admissions of patients with COPD in Bulgaria.