Association between respiratory prescribing, air pollution and deprivation, in primary health care

Sofianopoulou, Eleni and Rushton, Stephen P. and Diggle, Peter J. and Pless-Mulloli, Tanja (2013) Association between respiratory prescribing, air pollution and deprivation, in primary health care. Journal of Public Health, 35 (4). pp. 502-509. ISSN 1741-3842

Abstract

We investigated the association between respiratory prescribing, air quality and deprivation in primary health care. Most previous studies have used data from secondary and tertiary care to quantify air pollution effects on exacerbations of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, these outcomes capture patients who suffer from relatively severe symptoms.