Smoking status and tumor necrosis factor-alpha mediated systemic inflammation in COPD patients
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Smoking cause airway and systemic inflammation and COPD patients present low grade inflammation in peripheral blood. However, data on the influence of smoking itself on systemic inflammation in COPD patients are scarce. This study in...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of Inflammation |
| Online Access: | http://www.journal-inflammation.com/content/7/1/29 |