Background The process of industrialization of the USSR has left a legacy of widespread
and often poorly controlled pollution which is widely believed to have adverse implications …

The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of air pollution in the dwelling place during
childhood-adolescence on respiratory function in early adulthood. The study was conducted …

Background Adverse health effects at relatively low levels of ambient air pollution have
consistently been reported in the last years. We conducted a time-series panel study of …

Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted to measure the spirometric
parameters of 100 traffic police personnel, aged 20-55 years, working in Saurashtra region …

Background The association between impaired lung function and mortality has been well
documented in the general population of Western European countries. We assessed the risk …

Introduction and objective The growing population of the elderly, as well as the occurrence
of coexisting diseases and polypharmacy, is the reason why diseases of patients aged $65 …

The aim of the study was to assess the need for changes in spirometry reference values in
the Polish population with time lapse, as the aftereffect of a radical socioeconomic overturn …

AIM: The aim of the present study was to analyze the respiratory and cardiovascular
functions among smoking and nonsmoking girls attending two schools situated in regions …

We aim to assess whether respiratory symptoms are associated with lung function in young
adults, and whether any such relation is similar in those with asthma, in men and women …

Aim This study was designed to determine the impact of the features of fractional
composition of atmospheric suspensions and toxic heavy metals on external respiration …