Impact of Annual Exposure to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons on Acute Exacerbation Frequency in Asthmatic Patients.
Shih-Wei LeeYu-Chen HuangChun-Yu LinHung-Yu HuangChi-Wei LiuMing-Tsuen HsiehChon-Lin LeeWen-Yu ChungKian Fan ChungChun-Hua WangHan-Pin KuoPublished in: Journal of asthma and allergy (2021)
Asthmatic patients in the GINA 5 subgroup with acute exacerbations were more susceptible to the effect of environmental PAHs on their exacerbation frequency. Reducing environmental levels of PAHs will have the greatest impact on the more severe asthma patients.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- prognostic factors
- liver failure
- clinical trial
- randomized controlled trial
- cystic fibrosis
- intensive care unit
- risk assessment
- drug induced
- human health
- climate change
- hepatitis b virus
- open label