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Systemic effects of smoking.
Chest - 1 May 2007
Yanbaeva Dilyara G, Dentener Mieke A, Creutzberg Eva C, Wesseling Geertjan, Wouters Emiel F M
Abstract excerpt
Smoking is one of the major lifestyle factors influencing the health of human beings. Life-long cigarette smokers have a higher prevalence of common diseases such as atherosclerosis and COPD with significant systemic impact. The present review evaluates current knowledge concerning possible pathways through which cigarette smoking can affect human health, with special focus on extrapulmonary effects. Long-term...
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