Relationship Between Particulate Matter (PM2.5) and Hospitalizations and Mortality of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients: A Meta-Analysis.

CONCLUSIONS: PM2.5 is associated with COPD hospitalizations and mortality. Controlling ambient air pollution would provide benefits to COPD patients.
PMID: 32498942 [PubMed - in process]

Source: The American Journal of the Medical Sciences - May 31, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: Zhu RX, Nie XH, Chen YH, Chen J, Wu SW, Zhao LH Tags: Am J Med Sci Source Type: research