A 3-YEAR COHORT STUDY ON SHORT-TERM EFFECTS OF AIR-POLLUTION IN GERMANY .1. INFLUENCES OF MEDICATION AND SEASON

被引:3
作者
FRANKE, K
BOERIU, A
DEGENS, P
DRESLER, R
FRITSCH, H
HAAKE, D
HAHN, M
HANISCH, E
HEMPEL, A
HOLTMANN, B
KOHLER, MD
KONIGSHAUSEN, T
KRAUSE, P
KREIENBROCK, L
KUHN, L
PHLIPPEN, R
RANFT, U
RICHTER, B
ROBRA, BP
SCHLIPKOTER, HW
SPIX, C
SCHWARTZ, FW
THOMA, R
THIEL, H
ULMER, WT
VOSHAAR, T
WORTH, H
WYLICIL, P
WICHMANN, HE
机构
[1] UNIV GESAMTHSCH WUPPERTAL,W-5600 WUPPERTAL 1,GERMANY
[2] UNIV BERGMANNSHEIL,W-4630 BOCHUM 1,GERMANY
[3] MED INST ENVIRONM HYG,W-4000 DUSSELDORF 1,GERMANY
[4] HOSP GREVENBROICH,W-4048 GREVENBROICH,GERMANY
[5] HOSP AUGUSTINERINNEN,W-5000 COLOGNE 1,GERMANY
[6] UNIV DUSSELDORF,DEPT CARDIOL PNEUM & ANGIOL,W-4000 DUSSELDORF 1,GERMANY
[7] CITY HOSP DUISBURG,DEPT MED,W-4100 DUISBURG 1,GERMANY
[8] MARIEN HOSP,W-4650 GELSENKIRCHEN,GERMANY
[9] HOSP LUDENSCHEID,W-5880 LUDENSCHEID,GERMANY
[10] HOSP KLOSTER GRAFSCH,W-5948 SCHMALLENBERG,GERMANY
[11] UNIV HANNOVER,DEPT EPIDEMIOL & SOCIAL MED,W-3000 HANNOVER 61,GERMANY
关键词
PEAK FLOW; AIR POLLUTION; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; DIARIES;
D O I
10.1016/0048-9697(92)90470-D
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
A 3-year cohort study which started in September 1987 investigates the effect of air pollution in adult patients with chronic obstructive airway disease. Of 108 patients recruited during the pilot phase in 1987 only eight patients had left the study prematurely. The most important components of the study are the daily peakflow measurements and a diary on medication and symptoms. In a preliminary analysis the influence of medication and season has been analyzed for the period September 1988 to June 1989 for 53 patients. In general, the reactions to seasonal changes were small. However, a significant decrease in peak-flow values by about 5% was found for the months of May and June compared to December for patients with chronic bronchitis, emphysema and asthma.
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页码:69 / 78
页数:10
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