Long-term exposure to ambient air pollutant and acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a retrospective cohort study in Xinjiang, China
This study establishes chronic ozone exposure as an emerging environmental determinant of COPD exacerbations, with disproportionate impacts on vulnerable subgroups. Our findings demand urgent integration of ozone mitigation into national respiratory health strategies and precision public health approaches to address environmental health inequities.
Authors
- Ling Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2468-864X)
- Xuemei Wei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9761-5586)
- Chao Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8799-7100)
- Mengxuan Cui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6471-8164)
- Zhichuang Lian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1541-2297)
- Linfeng Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1970-568X)
- Jiming Xu
- Bei Wang
- Ying Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4812-7658)
- Julaiti Kelimu
- Nurula Yakufu
Institutions
- People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (CN)
- Cloud Computing Center (CN)
- Tsinghua University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-08-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1658252
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.52