title: [Effects of air pollution from burning coal on respiratory diseases in adults].
abstract: A cross sectional epidemiological study on the effect of air pollution from burning coal on the occurrence of respiratory symptoms and diseases in adults was carried out in Taiyuan city of Shanxi province. Adult residents above 25 year-old living in three areas with different degrees of pollution were selected. The results showed that the prevalence of respiratory symptoms and diseases increased with the extent of air pollution after age, sex, occupation, smoking, indoor coal-burning and history of diseases were adjusted with Logistic model.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Environmental Health and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, Beijing 100050, China.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003031:Coal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D011897:Random Allocation; D012906:Smoke / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D003031:Coal; D012906:Smoke