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Systemic inflammation in 222.841 healthy employed smokers and nonsmokers: white blood cell count and relationship to spirometry
BACKGROUND: Smoking has been linked to low-grade systemic inflammation, a known risk factor for disease. This state is reflected in elevated white blood cell (WBC) count. OBJECTIVE: We analyzed the relationship between WBC count and smoking in healthy men and women across several age ranges who unde...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3419079/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22613769 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1617-9625-10-7 |