Air pollution and mortality in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cohort study in South Korea.

Ther Adv Chronic Dis · 2023 · PMC10265343 · PMID 37324407

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might not be significantno p-value reported

Given the main cause of death in mild or moderate COPD patients is lung cancer and that COPD itself is a strong risk factor of lung cancer development, 40 the additional effect of air pollution on lung cancer mortality might not be significant in COPD patients.

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