Short-term air pollution exposure and exacerbation events in mild to moderate COPD: a case-crossover study within the CanCOLD cohort

Bryan A Ross; Dany Doiron; Andrea Benedetti; Shawn D Aaron; Kenneth Chapman; Paul Hernandez; François Maltais; Darcy Marciniuk; Denis E O'Donnell; Don D Sin; Brandie L Walker; Wan Tan; Jean Bourbeau

doi:10.1136/thorax-2022-219619

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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Short-term air pollution exposure and exacerbation events in mild to moderate COPD: a case-crossover study within the CanCOLD cohort

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Bryan A Ross Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit, Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Québec, Canada Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Québec, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Dany Doiron Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit, Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Québec, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Andrea Benedetti Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit, Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Québec, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Shawn D Aaron The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kenneth Chapman Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Paul Hernandez Medicine, Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
François Maltais Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Darcy Marciniuk Respiratory Research Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Denis E O'Donnell Medicine, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Don D Sin Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Brandie L Walker Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Wan Tan Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jean Bourbeau Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit, Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Québec, Canada Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Québec, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
for the CanCOLD Collaborative Research Group and the Canadian Respiratory Research Network
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Correspondence to Dr Jean Bourbeau, McGill University, Montreal, Canada; jean.bourbeau{at}mcgill.ca

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Ross BA, Doiron D, Benedetti A for the CanCOLD Collaborative Research Group and the Canadian Respiratory Research Network, et al

Short-term air pollution exposure and exacerbation events in mild to moderate COPD: a case-crossover study within the CanCOLD cohort

Thorax 2023;78:974-982.

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Received September 8, 2022
Accepted March 5, 2023
First published May 5, 2023.

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October 18, 2023

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