Prevalence and etiological profile of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in nonsmokers

Prevalence and etiological profile of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in nonsmokers

Background: Tobacco smoking has been recognized as the most important risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) for a long time, but recent studies have shown that nonsmokers also contribute to a significant proportion of COPD. This study was performed to find out the proportion o...

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Main Authors: Tariq Mahmood, Ravindra Kumar Singh, Surya Kant, Amitabh Das Shukla, Alok Chandra, Rajneesh Kumar Srivastava
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Lung India
Subjects:
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
nonsmoker
risk factor
spirometry
Online Access:http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2017;volume=34;issue=2;spage=122;epage=126;aulast=Mahmood

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