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Investigating the causal associations between occupational noise exposure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A Mendelian randomization study.
Medicine - 3 Jul 2026
Lu Zhouxiao, Yu Xuzhou, Wang Mei, Wu XiaoYu, Song Jun, Wang Sheng
Abstract excerpt
Occupational noise exposure (ONE) occurs frequently, but the health risk of this exposure to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has not been evaluated. We aimed to explore the causal role of ONE in the risk of COPD. Instrumental variables of 3 levels of ONE were included: workplace very noisy: rarely/never (cases: 51,689; control: 39,088); workplace very noisy: sometimes (cases: 69,515; control:...
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