Risk factors and early origins of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60446-3

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Risk factors and early origins of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Lancet (London, England) - 7 Mar 2015

Postma Dirkje S, Bush Andrew, van den Berge Maarten

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is mainly a smoking-related disorder and affects millions of people worldwide, with a large effect on individual patients and society as a whole. Although the disease becomes clinically apparent around the age of 40-50 years, its origins can begin very early in life. Different risk factors in very early life--ie, in utero and during early childhood--drive the development of...

Topics

Environmental Exposure
Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Lung
Pregnancy
Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Risk Factors
Smoking

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PMID: 25123778
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60446-3

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