Air pollution in relation to manifestations of chronic pulmonary disease: A nested case–control study in Athens, Greece

1 January 2002

journal article
Published by Springer Nature in European Journal of Epidemiology

Vol. 18 (1) , 45-53
https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1022576028603

Abstract

Chronic pulmonary diseases are a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The present study is a case–control study nested in a defined cohort, undertaken in Athens, Greece, in order to...

Keywords

SES ¼ SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE COPD
AIR POLLUTION
COPD ¼ CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
NESTED CASE-CONTROL STUDY ABBREVIATIONS: BS ¼ BLACK SMOKE
EPIC ¼ EUROPEAN PRO- SPECTIVE STUDY INTO CANCER AND NUTRITION
EMPHYSEMA
OR ¼ ODDS RATIO
CHRONIC BRONCHITIS
CHRONIC HEALTH EFFECTS
CASE CONTROL STUDY
SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
ODD RATIO
PROSPECTIVE STUDY
EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT
LOGISTIC REGRESSION MODEL

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