Ambient Air Quality and the Risk for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Among Metro Manila Development Authority Traffic Enforcers in Metro Manila: An Exploratory Study

• Main Authors: Seposo, Xerxes, Arcilla, Audrey Lynn A, De Guzman, Jose Guillermo N, III, Dizon, Enrico Miguel S, Figuracion, Andrea Nova R, Morales, Christina Micaela M, Tugonon, Pauleenaa Katriona A, Apostol, Geminn Louis C
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2021
• Subjects: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; traffic enforcers; air pollution; occupational risk; Philippines; Environmental Health; Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene; Public Health; Respiratory Tract Diseases
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/asmph-pubs/49; https://archium.ateneo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1048&context=asmph-pubs
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Background Air pollution and poor ambient air quality are significantly related to multiple health risks. One associated disease is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a preventable disease with several contributing factors and one of the leading causes of morbidity/mortality locally and g...