Association between air pollution levels and drug sales for asthma and allergy in 63 million people in metropolitan France.

Marwan El HomsiStéphane SclisonDomitille HuguetBoris Dessimond Luciana Kase Tanno Julie Prud'homme Augustin Collette Isabella Annesi-Maesano

Published in: The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma (2022)

Our study confirms the presence of an association between major air pollutants and the sales of drugs against asthma and allergies. Further studies on larger databases and over several years are necessary to confirm and better understand these results.

Keyphrases

lung function
air pollution
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
allergic rhinitis
cystic fibrosis
particulate matter
emergency department
big data
risk assessment
case control
deep learning