Project aims
The objective of this project is to investigate the impact of environmental factors (including air pollution and climate) on disease progression and a range of specific complications, such as respiratory infections and liver disease. We will particularly aim at identifying potential clusters of patients or disease complications and explore possible environmental risk factors at small area level. While space-time analyses will be conducted using data from the CF Registry, using HES inpatient data on CF would provide a useful validation of the CF Registry data and could provide valuable additional data.
Period and geography
1990-2015
Data
NHS Digital HES admitted patient care data on Cystic fibrosis
Contact
Publication
Saleem Khan M, Barratt B, Davies B, et al Impact of air pollution on lung function in cystic fibrosis over a decade in London: a UK CF Registry study. Thorax. Published Online First: 05 February 2026.