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Respiratory symptoms and peripheral airways disease in a cross-sectional study on a random population sample

OBJECTIVES: Respiratory symptoms are associated with spirometry results but more strongly with smoking history, suggesting that alterations in the lung other than those revealed by spirometry contribute to cause symptoms. Smoking may cause obstruction of peripheral airways that is poorly detected by...

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Autores principales: Olofson, Jan Yngve, Houltz, Birgitta, Nilsson Tengelin, Maria, Bake, Björn
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3532971/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23187970
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001488