Ambient Ultrafine Particulate Matter and Clinical Outcomes in Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease.
Gillian C GoobieProvat K SahaChristopher CarlstenKevin F GibsonKerri A JohannsonDaniel J KassChristopher J RyersonYingze ZhangAllen L RobinsonAlbert A PrestoS Mehdi NouraiePublished in: American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (2023)
Increased UFP exposure was associated with transplant-free survival and lung function in the cohort with precise residential location linkage. This work highlights the need for more robust regulatory networks to study the health effects of UFPs nationwide.
Keyphrases
- particulate matter
- air pollution
- lung function
- interstitial lung disease
- systemic sclerosis
- free survival
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- healthcare
- public health
- rheumatoid arthritis
- mental health
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- cystic fibrosis
- transcription factor
- cross sectional
- dna methylation
- hiv testing
- hiv infected
- men who have sex with men