Some cellular inflammatory characteristics in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with anterior tuberculosis compared to tobacco related COPD
Background Although smoking is the main cause of the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), previous tuberculosis (TB) infection can also induce the disease. While the management of COPD is mainly performed with anti-inflammatory molecules, inflammatory profile of post tuberculosis obstructi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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European Publishing
2018-03-01
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Series: | Tobacco Induced Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://www.journalssystem.com/tid/Some-cellular-inflammatory-characteristics-in-patients-with-chronic-obstructive-pulmonary,84422,0,2.html |