Long-term exposure to low concentrations of air pollution and decline in lung function in people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: Evidence from Australia.
Qiang ZhengIngrid A CoxLucy LeighBarbara de GraaffFay H JohnstonTamera J CorteLuke D KnibbsPetr OtahalVidyia NavaratnamJulie A CampbellIan GlaspoleYuben P MoodleyPeter HopkinsJohn A MackintoshHasnat AhmadE Haydn WaltersAndrew J PalmerPublished in: Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) (2023)
were both associated with an increased rate of annual decline in DLco. This study adds to the evidence supporting the negative effects of air pollution on lung function decline in people with IPF living at low-level concentrations of exposure.