The prevalence of chronic impairment of the respiratory system and ventilatory capacity was
studied in 81 sanitation workers. In addition, the prevalence of chronic respiratory symptoms …

Background COPD prevalence in Denmark is estimated at 18% based on data from urban
populations. However, studies suggest that using the clinical cut‐off for airway obstruction in …

Sažetak This study investigated disorders of ventilatory function in unemployed nonsmoking
women living in areas with different air pollution. Subjects from Bakar and Krasica had lived …

The relationship between Forced Expiratory Volume in one second (FEV1) and the Forced
Vital Capacity (FVC) is intensively used in diagnosing because of its quantitative description …

Ambient air pollution is a major environmental threat to human health. The acute effects of
exposure to ambient air pollution during physical exercise may depend on allergy status …

The effect of long-term exposure to air pollutants was studied in a cross-sectional population-
based sample of adults (aged 18 to 60 yr; n= 9,651) residing in eight different areas in …

Background: Modern day life in cities is associated with an enormous increase in vehicular
traffic emitting exhausts and polluting the atmosphere. Airborne dust plays a major part in …

Although much is known about the chronic effects of air pollution on pulmonary function,
short-term changes in response to pollution levels over days, weeks and months have been …

Introduction: Spirometry in workers exposed to air pollutants allows for early identification of
lung function impairment. Reference values (RV) for spirometric variables (SV) obtained in …

This paper describes a pilot monitoring project which was started in the 4 largest cities in the
Czech Republic in autumn 1994 with the aim of measuring the levels and finding the …