Air pollution from road traffic is a serious health risk, especially for susceptible individuals. Single-centre studies showed an association with chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD) and survival after lung transplantation, but there are no large studies.13 lung transplant centres in 10 European countries created a cohort of 5707 patients. For each patient, we quantified residential particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter
Ruttens, D.; Verleden, S. E.; Bijnens, E. M.; Winckelmans, E.; Gottlieb, J.; Warnecke, G.; Meloni, F.; Morosini, M.; Van Der Bij, W.; Verschuuren, E. A.; Sommerwerck, U.; Weinreich, G.; Kamler, M.; Roman, A.; Gomez-Olles, S.; Berastegui, C.; Benden, C.; Holm, A. M.; Iversen, M.; Schultz, H. H.; Luijk, B.; Oudijk, E. J.; Kwakkel-van Erp, J. M.; Jaksch, P.; Klepetko, W.; Kneidinger, N.; Neurohr, C.; Corris, P.; Fisher, A. J.; Lordan, J.; Meachery, G.; Piloni, D.; Vandermeulen, E.; Bellon, H.; Hoffmann, B.; Vienneau, D.; Hoek, G.; de Hoogh, K.; Nemery, B.; Verleden, G. M.; Vos, R.; Nawrot, T. S.; Vanaudenaerde, B. M.
