Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Australia, Australia.
Respirology. 2011 Jan;16(1):3-12. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2010.01844.x.
The Asia-Pacific region is home to a large heterogeneous population whose respiratory health is influenced by diverse social, economic and environmental factors. Despite this variability, the most prevalent causes of respiratory morbidity and mortality are tobacco smoking, infection, and air pollution. This review aims to summarize current respiratory health issues in the region including smoking-related diseases especially COPD, lung cancer and infectious problems such as pandemic influenza, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus, bacterial pneumonia and tuberculosis, as well as the contribution of air pollution to respiratory disease. Published data on trends in the epidemiology and management of respiratory diseases and are summarized; finally, the limitations of available data and projections for the future of respiratory health in the region are discussed.
亚太地区居住着一个人口众多、具有多样性的群体,他们的呼吸健康受到社会、经济和环境等多种因素的影响。尽管存在这种变异性,但导致呼吸发病率和死亡率的最常见原因是吸烟、感染和空气污染。本综述旨在总结该地区目前的呼吸健康问题,包括与吸烟有关的疾病(特别是 COPD、肺癌)和传染病(如大流行性流感、严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒、细菌性肺炎和结核病),以及空气污染对呼吸疾病的影响。总结了关于呼吸疾病流行病学和管理方面的研究数据趋势;最后,讨论了现有数据的局限性和该地区呼吸健康的未来预测。