Titre : | Chronic bronchitis and pesticide exposure : a case-control study in Lebanon. (2006) |
Auteurs : | Pascale-R SALAMEH ; Bernadette ABI SALEH ; Isabelle BALDI ; Patrick BROCHARD ; WAKED (Mirna) : LBN. Faculty of Medicine. Balamand University. El Koura. ; Lebanese University. Faculty of Public Health. Beirut. LBN ; Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2 University. Isped. Faculty of Public Health. Bordeaux. FRA |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | European journal of epidemiology (vol. 21, n° 9, 2006) |
Pagination : | 681-688 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Mots-clés : | Bronchite ; Pesticide ; Bronchopneumopathie obstructive ; Exposition professionnelle ; Enquête cas témoin ; Epidémiologie ; Liban ; Asie ; Appareil respiratoire ; Symptôme ; Homme ; Santé environnementale ; Symptôme respiratoire ; Appareil respiratoire [pathologie] |
Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS 893R0xVc. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objective : Pesticides are widely used toxics. The objective of the study is to evaluate the odds of exposure to pesticides in chronic bronchitis patients. Methods : Using the American Thoracic Society standardized questionnaire confirmed by medical diagnosis of chronic bronchitis, a case-control study was performed in Lebanon. Pesticide exposure was estimated and between groups comparison was made. Results : The study involved 262 controls and 110 chronic bronchitis outpatient subjects from 10 medical centers. Any exposure to pesticides was associated to chronic bronchitis (OR=2.46 [1.53-3.94] ; p |