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An official American Thoracic Society public policy statement: Novel risk factors and the global burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 1 Sept 2010
Eisner Mark D, Anthonisen Nicholas, Coultas David, Kuenzli Nino, Perez-Padilla Rogelio, Postma Dirkje, Romieu Isabelle, Silverman Edwin K, Balmes John R
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RATIONALE: Although cigarette smoking is the most important cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a substantial proportion of COPD cases cannot be explained by smoking alone. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the risk factors for COPD besides personal cigarette smoking. METHODS: We constituted an ad hoc subcommittee of the American Thoracic Society Environmental and Occupational Health Assembly. An...
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