Environmental factors and hospitalisation for COPD in a rural county of England

Violet Sauerzapf (1) , Andy P Jones (1) , Jane Cross (1)

1 UEA - University of East Anglia [Norwich]

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a major global cause of morbidity and mortality. Studies in urban areas have shown associations between air pollutants and hospital admissions for COPD. We investigated if temporal variations in air quality are associated with hospital admissions for COPD in a rural region with lower concentrations of air pollutants than previously studied.

Mots clés: CHRONIC DI; RESPIRATORY DI; Air pollution; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Hospital admissions; Rural areas

Violet Sauerzapf, Andy P Jones, Jane Cross. Environmental factors and hospitalisation for COPD in a rural county of England. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 2009, 63 (4), pp.324-n/a. ⟨10.1136/jech.2008.077024⟩. ⟨hal-00477862⟩