title: [Morbidity of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases in smog conditions. Studies of 1,995 patients].
abstract: On the basis of the five-year study (1984-1988) presented herein, we have been able to demonstrate that, under conditions of smog, an increase in respiratory diseases can occur. Our results also show that cardiovascular diseases decrease simultaneously, an observation that has not so far been reported in the literature. A possible reason for this observation is, perhaps, an information effect, or an influence effect induced by warnings given in the media about the negative health-related consequences for those who leave their homes, in particular those consequences applicable to patients with cardiovascular disorders. The pathological process is traceable to a multifactorial occurrence, the temperature of the air having a decisive influence. To date, the influence of indoor pollution has not yet been clarified.
authors.affiliation: Innere Abteilung des Marienhospitals Gelsenkirchen.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schöttes
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schweisfurth
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Voshaar
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005860:Germany, West / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012905:Smog / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D012905:Smog
vernacular_title: Morbidität von respiratorischen und kardiovaskulären Erkrankungen unter Smogbedingungen. Untersuchungen an 1995 Patienten.