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COPD phenotypes in biomass smoke- versus tobacco smoke-exposed Mexican women.
The European respiratory journal - 1 Mar 2014
Camp Pat G, Ramirez-Venegas Alejandra, Sansores Raul H, Alva Luis F, McDougall Jill E, Sin Don D, Paré Peter D, Müller Nestor L, Silva C Isabela S, Rojas Carlos E, Coxson Harvey O
Abstract excerpt
We hypothesised that biomass smoke exposure is associated with an airway-predominant chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) phenotype, while tobacco-related COPD is associated with an emphysema-predominant phenotype. In this cross-sectional study, female never-smokers with COPD and biomass exposure (n=21) and female ex-cigarette smokers with COPD without biomass exposure (n=22) completed computed tomography...
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