Clinical, demographic and radiological profile of smoker COPD versus nonsmoker COPD patients at a tertiary care center in North India

Clinical, demographic and radiological profile of smoker COPD versus nonsmoker COPD patients at a tertiary care center in North India

Introduction: Cigarette smoking is the most predominant risk factor for development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, a considerable amount of patients do develop COPD without exposure to cigarette smoking. We aimed to analyze the incidence, demographic and clinical profile o...

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Main Authors: Jyoti Bajpai, Surya Kant, Darshan K Bajaj, Akshyaya Pradhan, Kanchan Srivastava, Akhilesh K Pandey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Subjects:
Biomass fuel exposure
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
nonsmoker
smoker
spirometry
Online Access:http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2019;volume=8;issue=7;spage=2364;epage=2368;aulast=Bajpai

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