Background: Despite the known benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) for patients with
chronic respiratory disease, this treatment is underused. Evidence-based guidelines should …

Importance Exposure to disinfectants in health care workers has been associated with
respiratory health outcomes, including asthma. Despite the biological plausibility of an …

Epidemiological and experimental data showed that many chemicals contained in DCPs are
likely to cause airway damage, indicating that prevention strategies should target multiple …

The respiratory system provides a large surface area for direct contact with airborne
environmental and occupational exposures. As such, pulmonary disease is a significant …

Objective Non-adherence to self-management plans in chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) results in poorer outcomes for patients. Digital health technology (DHT) …

As a dangerous end point, respiratory toxicity can cause serious adverse health effects and
even death. Meanwhile, it is a common and traditional issue in occupational and …

Abstract Background In the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries the
epidemiology of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is poorly characterized. The …

Background Chronic health effects from accumulated occupational exposures manifest as
the workforce ages. The Health and Retirement Study (HRS), a panel survey of US adults …

Recently, long-non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have attracted attention because of their
emerging role in many important biological mechanisms. The accumulating evidence …

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the associations between presence of
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and increasing COPD severity with work …