Vol 7, No 1 (January 26, 2015): Journal of Thoracic Disease (Haze, Health and Disease)

Preface

Haze, health and disease

Kian Fan Chung, Junfeng (Jim) Zhang, Nanshan Zhong

PDF Pages: 1-2 Full Text (4843) Open Access

Review Article

Chinese haze versus Western smog: lessons learned

Junfeng (Jim) Zhang, Jonathan M. Samet

PDF Pages: 3-13 Full Text (11529) Open Access

Link between environmental air pollution and allergic asthma: East meets West

Qingling Zhang, Zhiming Qiu, Kian Fan Chung, Shau-Ku Huang

PDF Pages: 14-22 Full Text (12039) Open Access

Mechanistic impact of outdoor air pollution on asthma and allergic diseases

Shau-Ku Huang, Qingling Zhang, Zhiming Qiu, Kian Fan Chung

PDF Pages: 23-33 Full Text (16867) Open Access

Adverse effects of outdoor pollution in the elderly

Marzia Simoni, Sandra Baldacci, Sara Maio, Sonia Cerrai, Giuseppe Sarno, Giovanni Viegi

PDF Pages: 34-45 Full Text (18032) Open Access

Chronic effects of air pollution on respiratory health in Southern California children: findings from the Southern California Children’s Health Study

Zhanghua Chen, Muhammad T. Salam, Sandrah P. Eckel, Carrie V. Breton, Frank D. Gilliland

PDF Pages: 46-58 Full Text (12570) Open Access

Air pollution and COPD in China

Guoping Hu, Nanshan Zhong, Pixin Ran

PDF Pages: 59-66 Full Text (11921) Open Access

Carcinogenicity of ambient air pollution: use of biomarkers, lessons learnt and future directions

Christiana A. Demetriou, Paolo Vineis

PDF Pages: 67-95 Full Text (7110) Open Access

What can individuals do to reduce personal health risks from air pollution?

Robert Laumbach, Qingyu Meng, Howard Kipen

PDF Pages: 96-107 Full Text (31147) Open Access

ICC COLUMN: The Voice of the Patient

The fight against chronic respiratory diseases in the elderly: the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Aging and beyond

Jean Bousquet, Lawrence Grouse, Nanshan Zhong

PDF Pages: 108-110 Full Text (3542) Open Access

Establishing a national culture of health and its values

Roger Bulger

PDF Pages: 111-114 Full Text (3070) Open Access

Erratum

Video-assisted thoracic surgery right sleeve lobectomy: Erratum

Editorial Team

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Disclosure:

The focused issue “Haze, Health and Disease” was commissioned by the editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any sponsorship or funding. Kian Fan Chung, Junfeng (Jim) Zhang and Nanshan Zhong served as the unpaid Guest Editors for the focused issue.