title: [Importance of communal environmental factors in the development of chronic lung diseases].
abstract: After a review on the problem the results of a longitudinal study are reported performed from 1971 to 1980 in men of two towns with an extremely contrasting emission situation. The investigations showed a higher prevalence of chronic bronchitis, an aggravation of clinical symptoms of bronchitis, more social effects of chronic bronchitis, a higher deterioration of pulmonary function (FEV1), and an increase of the average annual decline of FEV1 when the emission load was high. But also in areas with a very strong emission load the false individual behaviour (smoking) is of highest importance for the development of chronic bronchitis.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000397:Air Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004391:Dust; D005859:Germany, East; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D012907:Smoking; D014505:Urban Population
chemical_list: D004391:Dust
vernacular_title: Die Bedeutung kommunaler Umweltfaktoren für die Entstehung chronischer Atemwegserkrankungen.