With fewer newborns and people living longer, older people are making up an increasing
fraction of the total population. Epidemiological evidence shows that older-age-related …

Compared to the rest of the population, the elderly are potentially highly susceptible to the
effects of outdoor air pollution due to normal and pathological ageing. The purpose of the …

A systematic literature review suggests that particulate air pollution is associated with daily
admissions for both respiratory and cardiac diseases in people aged> 65 yrs. A model of …

Air pollution is a health concern for the general population, but a few subpopulations (eg
children, individuals with preexisting cardiovascular or respiratory diseases, etc.) are …

Data on respiratory effects of indoor air pollution in elderly are scanty. The purpose of this
review is to summarize current knowledge on adverse respiratory effects of indoor air …

Background Persons with underlying health conditions may be at higher risk for the short-
term effects of air pollution. We have extended our original mortality time series study in …

People spend about≥ 80–90% of their daily time indoors, elderly people especially at
home. Thus, it is important to investigate possible health effects of indoor air pollutants and …

The association between daily mortality and short-term variations in the ambient levels of
ozone (O 3), black smoke (BS), sulphur dioxide (SO 2), nitrogen dioxide (NO 2), carbon …

Importance The US Environmental Protection Agency is required to reexamine its National
Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) every 5 years, but evidence of mortality risk is …

Within the framework of the APHEA2 (Air Pollution on Health: a European Approach) project,
the effects of ambient particles on mortality among persons≥ 65 yrs were investigated. Daily …