Cross-sectional associations between air pollution and chronic bronchitis: an ESCAPE meta-analysis across five cohorts

Yutong Cai; Tamara Schikowski; Martin Adam; Anna Buschka; Anne-Elie Carsin; Benedicte Jacquemin; Alessandro Marcon; Margaux Sanchez; Andrea Vierkötter; Zaina Al-Kanaani; Rob Beelen; Matthias Birk; Bert Brunekreef; Marta Cirach; Françoise Clavel-Chapelon; Christophe Declercq; Kees de Hoogh; Audrey de Nazelle; Regina E Ducret-Stich; Virginia Valeria Ferretti; Bertil Forsberg; Margaret W Gerbase; Rebecca Hardy; Joachim Heinrich; Gerard Hoek; Debbie Jarvis; Dirk Keidel; Diana Kuh; Mark J Nieuwenhuijsen; Martina S Ragettli; Andrea Ranzi; Thierry Rochat; Christian Schindler; Dorothea Sugiri; Sofia Temam; Ming-Yi Tsai; Raphaëlle Varraso; Francine Kauffmann; Ursula Krämer; Jordi Sunyer; Nino Künzli; Nicole Probst-Hensch; Anna L Hansell

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Cross-sectional associations between air pollution and chronic bronchitis: an ESCAPE meta-analysis across five cohorts

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Yutong Cai Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, MRC-PHE Centre for Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Tamara Schikowski Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine (IUF), Düsseldorf, Germany PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Martin Adam Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Anna Buschka Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine (IUF), Düsseldorf, Germany PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Anne-Elie Carsin Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), Barcelona, Spain PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Benedicte Jacquemin Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), Barcelona, Spain INSERM, CESP Centre for research in Epidemiology and Population Health, U1018, Respiratory and Environmental epidemiology team, Villejuif, France. Université Paris Sud 11, UMRS 1018, F-94807, Villejuif, France PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Alessandro Marcon Unit of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Margaux Sanchez INSERM, CESP Centre for research in Epidemiology and Population Health, U1018, Respiratory and Environmental epidemiology team, Villejuif, France. Université Paris Sud 11, UMRS 1018, F-94807, Villejuif, France PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Andrea Vierkötter Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine (IUF), Düsseldorf, Germany PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Zaina Al-Kanaani Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, MRC-PHE Centre for Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Rob Beelen Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Matthias Birk German Research Centre for Environmental Health, Institutes of Epidemiology I and II, Neuherberg, Germany PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Bert Brunekreef Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Marta Cirach Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), Barcelona, Spain PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Françoise Clavel-Chapelon Université Paris Sud 11, UMRS 1018, F-94807, Villejuif, France INSERM, CESP Centre for research in Epidemiology and Population Health, U1018, Nutrition, Hormones, and Women's Health team, Villejuif, France PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Christophe Declercq French Institute for Public Health Surveillance, Saint-Maurice, France PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kees de Hoogh Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, MRC-PHE Centre for Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Audrey de Nazelle Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), Barcelona, Spain Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Regina E Ducret-Stich Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Virginia Valeria Ferretti Section of Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, Neuroscience, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Bertil Forsberg Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Umea University, Umea, Sweden PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Margaret W Gerbase Division of Pulmonary Medicine, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Rebecca Hardy MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at UCL, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care, University College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Joachim Heinrich German Research Centre for Environmental Health, Institutes of Epidemiology I and II, Neuherberg, Germany PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Gerard Hoek Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Debbie Jarvis Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, MRC-PHE Centre for Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK Respiratory Epidemiology and Public Health Group, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Dirk Keidel Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Diana Kuh MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at UCL, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care, University College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mark J Nieuwenhuijsen Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), Barcelona, Spain PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Martina S Ragettli Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Andrea Ranzi Environmental Health Reference Centre, Regional Agency for Environmental Prevention of Emilia Romagna, Modena, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Thierry Rochat Division of Pulmonary Medicine, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Christian Schindler Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Dorothea Sugiri Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine (IUF), Düsseldorf, Germany PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Sofia Temam INSERM, CESP Centre for research in Epidemiology and Population Health, U1018, Respiratory and Environmental epidemiology team, Villejuif, France. Université Paris Sud 11, UMRS 1018, F-94807, Villejuif, France PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ming-Yi Tsai Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Raphaëlle Varraso INSERM, CESP Centre for research in Epidemiology and Population Health, U1018, Respiratory and Environmental epidemiology team, Villejuif, France. Université Paris Sud 11, UMRS 1018, F-94807, Villejuif, France PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Francine Kauffmann INSERM, CESP Centre for research in Epidemiology and Population Health, U1018, Respiratory and Environmental epidemiology team, Villejuif, France. Université Paris Sud 11, UMRS 1018, F-94807, Villejuif, France PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ursula Krämer Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine (IUF), Düsseldorf, Germany PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jordi Sunyer Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), Barcelona, Spain PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Nino Künzli Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Nicole Probst-Hensch Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Anna L Hansell Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, MRC-PHE Centre for Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK Directorate of Public Health and Primary Care, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Anna Hansell, MRC-PHE Centre for Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, St Mary's Campus, Norfolk Place, London W2 1PG, UK; a.hansell{at}imperial.ac.uk

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Cai Y, Schikowski T, Adam M, et al

Cross-sectional associations between air pollution and chronic bronchitis: an ESCAPE meta-analysis across five cohorts

Thorax 2014;69:1005-1014.

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Received August 14, 2013
Revised July 11, 2014
Accepted July 17, 2014
First published August 11, 2014.

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