RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 “Breathe Clean Air”: the role of physicians and healthcare professionals
JF Breathe
JO Breathe
FD European Respiratory Society
SP 214
OP 219
DO 10.1183/20734735.103114
VO 10
IS 3
A1 Künzli, Nino
A1 Rapp, Regula
A1 Perez, Laura
YR 2014
UL http://breathe.ersjournals.com/content/10/3/214.abstract
AB The health effects of air pollution have a lot in common with those related to active or passive smoking. However, environmental problems pose a rather different set of challenges to physicians and other healthcare professionals. Four target levels of action may result in a reduction of the health impact of air pollution. The first two levels act on the environment rather than the individual: 1) abatement of ambient air pollution at the source to improve ambient air quality; and 2) reduction of pollution in the indoor environments where people spend most of their time. The other two downstream strategies depend entirely on the individual: 3) individual action to reduce personal exposure or dose; and 4) treatments taken to modify personal responses to air pollution, and/or to strengthen defence mechanisms.