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reassessing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Small Lungs and Obstructed Airways: Reassessing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease proposes an alternative perspective to current explanations for the distribution of chronic lung disease. The book considers the link between chronic respiratory disease and associated mortality with smaller lungs rather than obstructed airways and explores other factors contributing to poor lung health besides the current emphasis on the roles of air pollution, occupational exposures, and cardio-metabolic disease. It presents the findings of the Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study, sharing new views on the prevalence of obstructive lung disease and risk factors across various global regions. Sections cover decreased lung function, including the prevalent views on the impact of both household and external air pollution, occupational exposure, and the prenatal and postnatal/childhood environment in the etiology of impaired lung function and COPD. The book then moves on to discussions on the impact poverty and nutrition has on lung health, sharing the findings of the BOLD study regarding its effect on lung function and risk of COPD in lower-income countries. The book closes with a chapter outlining the clinical and public health implications of the findings discussed in the book.
Front Cover -- Small Lungs and Obstructed Airways -- Small Lungs and Obstructed Airways -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- 1 -- Introduction -- Lung function and health -- The Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease study -- The limitations of spirometry -- 2 -- How much lung function is too little? -- Why convert continuous to binary measures -- the clinical imperative -- What do we mean by abnormality? -- Developing prediction equations -- Using prediction equations -- Which prediction equations to use and how many do we need? -- Summary -- 3 -- Indoor and outdoor environment -- Indoor environment -- Systematic reviews of cross-sectional studies on household air pollution and COPD -- Longitudinal studies on household air pollution and COPD -- Randomized controlled trials on household air pollution and lung function -- Controlled human exposure to wood smoke -- Outdoor environment -- Cross-sectional studies on outdoor air pollution and COPD -- Longitudinal studies on outdoor air pollution and COPD -- Controlled human exposure to traffic-related particles -- Conclusion -- 4 -- Occupational exposures