Airway microbial communities, smoking and asthma in a general population sample

Background: Normal airway microbial communities play a central role in respiratory health but are poorly characterized. Cigarette smoking is the dominant global environmental influence on lung function, and asthma has become the most prevalent chronic respiratory disease worldwide. Both conditions h...

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Main Authors: Elena M. Turek, Michael J. Cox, Michael Hunter, Jennie Hui, Phillip James, Saffron A.G. Willis-Owen, Leah Cuthbertson, Alan James, A.William Musk, Miriam F. Moffatt, William O.C.M. Cookson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-09-01
Series:EBioMedicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396421003315