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Differences in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease phenotypes between non-smokers and smokers.
The clinical respiratory journal - 1 Feb 2018
Ji Wonjun, Lim Myoung Nam, Bak So Hyeon, Hong Seok-Ho, Han Seon-Sook, Lee Seung-Joon, Kim Woo Jin, Hong Yoonki
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Although tobacco smoking is a major risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), more than one-fourth of COPD patients are non-smokers. In this cross-sectional study, the differences in COPD phenotypes between non-smokers and smokers in male subjects were investigated and were focused on structural lung changes using a quantitative assessment of computed tomography...
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