The impact of smoking on airflow limitation in subjects with history of asthma and inactive tuberculosis.

Although smoking is the most important and modifiable cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), other risk factors including asthma and tuberculosis (TB) are also associated. It is common for COPD patients to have more than one of these risk factors. The aims of this study were to deter...

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Main Authors: Hyun Jung Kim, Seunghee Baek, Hee Jin Kim, Jae Seung Lee, Yeon-Mok Oh, Sang-Do Lee, Sei Won Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4411068?pdf=render