Feasibility of Continuous Home Monitoring of Particulate Matter and Lung Function in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease Who are Exposed to Wood Smoke

Authors

S Wayne, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT, USA
K Cowan, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT, USA
L.M. Paulin, Pulmonary/Critical Care, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA
J Emery, University of Vermont, Burlington VT, USA
D.A. Kaminsky, Medicine, Univ of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT, USA

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Why this matters?

Particulate matter (PM) contains microscopic solids or liquids that are so small they can be inhaled and cause serious health problems. Examples include smoke, dust, soot, and fumes.

There is increasing evidence that small particles have harmful effects on people’s breathing. Wood stoves are a source of indoor PM.

Publication Date

5-2024

Disciplines

Community Health | Critical Care | Translational Medical Research

Comments

Funding: This study was funded by a pilot grant from the National Institutes of Health for the Northern New England Clinical and Translational Research Network, U54 GM115516