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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Main Authors: Ramadan M. Bakr, Ibrahim I. Elmahallawy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-07-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763812000362