Chronic bronchitis in West Sweden – a matter of smoking and social class

Background: Although chronic bronchitis is associated with impaired quality of life, hospitalisations and increased mortality, it has been less in focus after the introduction of the term chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). There are no recent published data on the prevalence of chronic br...

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Main Authors: Malin Axelsson, Linda Ekerljung, Jonas Eriksson, Stig Hagstad, Eva Rönmark, Jan Lötvall, Bo Lundbäck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-07-01
Series:European Clinical Respiratory Journal
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Online Access:http://www.ecrj.net/index.php/ecrj/article/view/30319/47807