SMOKING’S ROLE IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF BRONCHIAL AND SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATION AT THE INITIAL STAGE COPD
COPD is characterized by a pathological inflammatory response in the lungs. Inflammation is qualitatively and quantitatively different from that of smokers and persons without nicotine addiction. There is evidence for the presence of systemic inflammation in COPD, which probably originates in the l...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | Russian |
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SINAPS LLC
2017-04-01
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Series: | Arhivʺ Vnutrennej Mediciny |
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Online Access: | https://www.medarhive.ru/jour/article/view/643 |