Does air pollution really impact the onset of spontaneous pneumothorax? A French case-crossover study.

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Date publication

avril 2019

Journal

Environment international

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr MAUNY Frédéric


Tous les auteurs :
Marx T, Bernard N, Parmentier AL, Puyraveau M, Martin B, Gantelet M, Pretalli JB, Dalphin JC, Mauny F, Desmettre T

Résumé

A link is established between air pollution and respiratory diseases. Very few studies evaluated this link with primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP). Contrasted results, low statistical power and methodological limits of these studies brought us to evaluate in a more thorough way this link.

Mots clés

Air pollution, Case-crossover study, Pneumothorax

Référence

Environ Int. 2019 Apr 3;127:317-323