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- 2017
Self-Reported Occupational Noise may be Associated With Prevalent Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the US General PopulationKeywords: COPD, emphysema, noise exposure, occupational noise, respiratory disease Abstract: Occupational noise exposure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are common in the United States, but so far their association has not been explored. Given the neuroimmunological effects of noise, such an association seems plausible. Thus, the present study aimed to explore the association of occupational noise exposure with prevalent COPD in the US general population
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