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Author(s):
Shankar HM, Rice MB
Year:
2020
Journal:
Clinics in Chest Medicine. 41 (4): 753-761
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Abstract:
Climate change is a crisis of vast proportions that has serious implications for pulmonary health. Increasing global temperatures influence respiratory health through extreme weather events, wildfires, prolonged allergy seasons, and worsening air pollution. Children, elderly patients, and patients with underlying lung disease are at elevated risk of complications from these effects of climate change. This paper summarizes the myriad ways in which climate change affects the respiratory health of patients at home and in outdoor environments and outlines measures for patients to protect themselves.
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Air Pollution, Extreme Weather-Related Event or Disaster
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Global or Unspecified Location
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Respiratory Impact
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