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[Air pollution and chronic respiratory disease. I. Methods and material (author's transl)]. 1982

In order to assess the relationships of air pollution to ventilatory function and to the prevalence of respiratory symptoms, a French national survey was conducted from 1974 to 1976 in 28 areas located in 7 cities (Bordeaux, Lille, Lyons, Mantes, Marseilles, Rouen, Toulouse) and a newly industrialized region (Fos-Berre). The following pollutants were measured : SO2 (specific and acidimetric methods), suspended particulates (gravimetric method and smoke), NO2 and NO. Subjects were men and women, not manual workers, aged 25-59, and children aged 6-10. Ventilatory function was measured with a dry expirograph (Vitalograph) and respiratory symptoms were obtained from a standardized questionnaire. There were large variations between areas in the measured pollution concentrations. The extreme values were, for SO2 (specific) 22 and 85 microgram/m3, for SO2 (acidimetric) 13 and 127 microgram/m3, for suspended particles (gravimetric) 45 and 243 microgram/m3, for suspended particles (smoke) 21 and 152 microgram/m3, for NO2 12 and 61 microgram/m3 and for NO 7 and 140 microgram/m3. 19191 subjects were examined (7581 men, 9083 women, 1291 boys and 1236 girls). Besides the well known relationships of age and smoking to ventilatory function and the prevalence of respiratory symptoms, less well established results appeared, in particular the importance of moderate work-related exposure. The influence of pollution will be the subject of the second part of this work.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D011795 Surveys and Questionnaires Collections of data obtained from voluntary subjects. The information usually takes the form of answers to questions, or suggestions. Community Survey,Nonrespondent,Questionnaire,Questionnaires,Respondent,Survey,Survey Method,Survey Methods,Surveys,Baseline Survey,Community Surveys,Methodology, Survey,Nonrespondents,Questionnaire Design,Randomized Response Technique,Repeated Rounds of Survey,Respondents,Survey Methodology,Baseline Surveys,Design, Questionnaire,Designs, Questionnaire,Methods, Survey,Questionnaire Designs,Questionnaires and Surveys,Randomized Response Techniques,Response Technique, Randomized,Response Techniques, Randomized,Survey, Baseline,Survey, Community,Surveys, Baseline,Surveys, Community,Techniques, Randomized Response
D012008 Recurrence The return of a sign, symptom, or disease after a remission. Recrudescence,Relapse,Recrudescences,Recurrences,Relapses
D012140 Respiratory Tract Diseases Diseases involving the RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. Respiratory Diseases,Respiratory System Diseases,Disease, Respiratory System,Disease, Respiratory Tract,Respiratory System Disease,Respiratory Tract Disease
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002908 Chronic Disease Diseases which have one or more of the following characteristics: they are permanent, leave residual disability, are caused by nonreversible pathological alteration, require special training of the patient for rehabilitation, or may be expected to require a long period of supervision, observation, or care (Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed). For epidemiological studies chronic disease often includes HEART DISEASES; STROKE; CANCER; and diabetes (DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2). Chronic Condition,Chronic Illness,Chronically Ill,Chronic Conditions,Chronic Diseases,Chronic Illnesses,Condition, Chronic,Disease, Chronic,Illness, Chronic
D004812 Epidemiologic Methods Research techniques that focus on study designs and data gathering methods in human and animal populations. Epidemiologic Method,Epidemiological Methods,Methods, Epidemiologic,Epidemiological Method,Method, Epidemiologic,Method, Epidemiological,Methods, Epidemiological
D005260 Female Females
D005602 France A country in western Europe bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, the English Channel, the Mediterranean Sea, and the countries of Belgium, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, the principalities of Andorra and Monaco, and by the duchy of Luxembourg. Its capital is Paris. Corsica,Saint Pierre and Miquelon,Miquelon and Saint Pierre,Miquelon and St. Pierre,St. Pierre and Miquelon

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