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

Conclusions The study provides evidence that monthly respiratory prescribing in primary care is a useful indicator of the extent to which air pollution exacerbates asthma and COPD symptoms. Respiratory prescribing was higher on deprived populations.

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Source: Journal of Public Health - November 29, 2013 Category: Health Management Authors: Sofianopoulou, E., Rushton, S. P., Diggle, P. J., Pless-Mulloli, T. Tags: Health Improvement Source Type: research