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Nonsmoker COPD represents a clinically Distinct Phenotype: A Prospective Observational Study.
The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India - 1 Aug 2023
Rani Richa, Singh Pawan K, Govindagoudar Manjunath B, Gupta Tarana, Parul, Chaudhry Dhruva
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BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) has been characterized as a smoker's disease, which has resulted in the usual exclusion of never-smokers from COPD studies. It is now recognized that never-smokers account for nearly one-fourth of all COPD cases, and thus airflow limitation in never-smokers needs further evaluation. Our study aims to elucidate the clinical and physiological aspects of COPD in...
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