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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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Autores principales: Fernández, José Antonio Fiz, Prats, Josép Morera, Artero, José Vicente Monsonis, Mora, Alberto Calvo, Fariñas, Anna Vazquez, Espinal, Anna, Méndez, José Antonio Gelpi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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