Abstract The Polish Spirometry Day is an initiative aimed at increasing awareness of the
causes, symptoms, course, and effects that accompany respiratory diseases, especially …

The chapter presents the results of pulmonary function tests conducted as part of the Polish
Spirometry Day of 2011, an initiative aimed at increasing the awareness of causes …

In order to find relationship between exposure to traffic and traffic-related air pollutants,
pulmonary function tests and a detailed questionnaire were conducted among 3997 …

Sažetak The prevalence of chronic bronchitis was studied among female subjects aged 18-
63 years from three areas with different ambient air quality: Bakar and Krasica with SO2 …

The importance of occupational exposure to airborne agents in the development of
obstructive lung disease is uncertain. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of …

The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of air pollution on pulmonary function
parameters in healthy non-smoking young men. The study comprised 1,278 healthy, non …

High concentrations of air pollutants are characteristic of the vicinity of urban busy roads.
Numerous studies have shown that these concentrations are significantly higher in …

Spirometry is one of the basic internal examination methods, similarly as eg blood pressure
measurement or ECG recording. It is used to detect or assess the extent of ventilatory …

Background: The asthma burden is growing worldwide, and this is predisposed by
environmental and occupational exposures as well as individual risk factors. This study was …

We investigated the influence of traffic-related air pollutants on respiratory function, with a
focus on the non-smoking residents of the capital city of Warsaw in Poland, who lived close …