Prevalence characteristics of COPD in never smokers
Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is currently the 4th leading cause of death all over the world. Smoking is by far the most important documented (and preventable) cause for COPD. However, COPD can still be recorded among a good percentage of non smoker patients, due to other...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2012-07-01
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Series: | Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763812000362 |