Building a national strategy for the prevention and management of and research in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Workshop Summary. Bethesda, Maryland, August 29-31, 1995

Tl, Petty; Gg, Weinmann

doi:10.1001/jama.277.3.246

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“…Although it is known that air pollution has a severe impact on respiratory symptoms, the relationship between pollution and COPD remains to be elucidated [34]. It is difficult to determine to which extent the chronic exposure to air pollution constitutes a significant factor that causes COPD.…”

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Prevalence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Rhinitis in Northern Greece

Sichletidis

Tsiotsios²,

Gavriilidis³

et al. 2005

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Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) constitutes one of the main factors responsible for morbidity and mortality worldwide. Rhinitis has a high prevalence, but its relationship to COPD has not been determined. Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of COPD and rhinitis in northern Greece and to examine their correlation. Patients andMethods: Of a total of 8,151 subjects (aged 21–80 years, from three regions of northern Greece) invited to participate in the study, 6,112 (75%) were included. The regions studied were: (a) Thessaloniki (1,733 study participants, 52.7 ± 18.6 years old), an urban area with particulate air pollution frequently exceeding the acceptable limit, (b) Eordea (3,537 study participants, 51.4 ± 15.5 years old), a typical industrial area with particulate air pollution with daily values exceeding the acceptable limit and (c) Grevena (842 study participants, 55.6 ± 15.4 years old), a mountainous area without pollution. The study participants filled in the questionnaire on respiratory symptoms of the Committee on Environmental and Occupational Health of the Medical Research Council and underwent spirometry and rhinomanometry tests. Results: The prevalence of COPD was 5.6% (8.2% in men and 2.5% in women) and that of rhinitis 24.7% (27.4% in men and 21.4% in women). COPD and rhinitis are related to common predisposing factors (smoking, age and sex). Moreover, rhinitis is related to particulate air pollution levels. Conclusions: The prevalence of COPD and rhinitis in northern Greece does not differentiate from that found in other industrial countries. A functional relationship between upper and lower airways is speculated.

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Prevalence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Rhinitis in Northern Greece

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Tsiotsios²,

Gavriilidis³

et al. 2005

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“…The clinician must be aware of the potential occupational aetiologies for obstructive airway disease and consider them in every patients with asthma or COPD. Identifying occupational risk factors on the individual level is important for prevention of disease before it is advanced and for modifying disability risk once disease is established [ 32 ]. In addition, the clinician has a critical role in case identification for the purposes of public health surveillance and appropriate work-related insurance compensation.…”

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Quintavalle

Miotto

et al. 2006

J Occup Med Toxicol

113

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in both industrialized and developing countries.Cigarette smoking is the major risk factor for COPD. However, relevant information from the literature published within the last years, either on general population samples or on workplaces, indicate that about 15% of all cases of COPD is work-related.Specific settings and agents are quoted which have been indicated or confirmed as linked to COPD. Coal miners, hard-rock miners, tunnel workers, concrete-manufacturing workers, nonmining industrial workers have been shown to be at highest risk for developing COPD.Further evidence that occupational agents are capable of inducing COPD comes from experimental studies, particularly in animal models.In conclusion, occupational exposure to dusts, chemicals, gases should be considered an established, or supported by good evidence, risk factor for developing COPD. The implications of this substantial occupational contribution to COPD must be considered in research planning, in public policy decision-making, and in clinical practice.

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“…Zrób sobie spirometrię!" [5]. Ogólnokrajowe działania prozdrowotne w małym (w porównaniu ze Stanami Zjednoczonymi) i dysponującym (w odróżnieniu od Stanów Zjednoczonych) publicznym systemem opieki zdrowotnej kraju, jakim jest Polska, są stosunkowo łatwe do przeprowadzenia.…”

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Aktywne Rozpoznawanie POChP w Grupach Wysokiego Ryzyka w Polsce w Latach 1999–2011, Co Dalej?

Zieliński¹

2012

Advances in Respiratory Medicine

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Building a national strategy for the prevention and management of and research in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Workshop Summary. Bethesda, Maryland, August 29-31, 1995

Cited by 34 publications

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Prevalence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Rhinitis in Northern Greece

Prevalence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Rhinitis in Northern Greece

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Aktywne Rozpoznawanie POChP w Grupach Wysokiego Ryzyka w Polsce w Latach 1999–2011, Co Dalej?

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