Ambient Carbon Monoxide and the Risk of Hospitalization Due to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

• Published in: American journal of epidemiology Vol. 180; no. 12; pp. 1159 - 1167
• Main Authors: Tian, L., Ho, K.-f., Wang, T., Qiu, H., Pun, V. C., Chan, C. S., Louie, P. K. K., Yu, I. T. S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cary, NC Oxford University Press 15.12.2014; Oxford Publishing Limited (England)
• Subjects: Air Pollutants - analysis; Air pollution; Air Pollution - analysis; Biological and medical sciences; Carbon monoxide; Carbon Monoxide - analysis; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma; Emergency Service, Hospital - statistics & numerical data; Environmental Exposure - analysis; Epidemiology; Female; General aspects; Hong Kong; Hospitalization; Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Miscellaneous; Nitrogen dioxide; Nitrogen Dioxide - analysis; Particulate matter; Particulate Matter - analysis; Pneumology; Poisson Distribution; Public health. Hygiene; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - physiopathology; Respiration; Risk Factors; Time Factors; Weather; Hong Kong; Hong Kong China; China; China, People's Rep., Hong Kong; Lung disease; time series study; Respiratory disease; Risk factor; Temporal study; Bronchus disease; Risk; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Hospitalization; Carbon monoxide; Epidemiology; Public health; carbon monoxide; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• ISSN: 0002-9262; 1476-6256; 1476-6256
• DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwu248

Data from recent experimental and clinical studies have indicated that lower concentrations of inhaled carbon monoxide might have beneficial antiinflammatory effects. Inhaled carbon monoxide has the potential to be a therapeutic agent for chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD). However, popul...