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Higher Risk of Wheeze in Female than Male Smokers. Results from the Swedish GA(2)LEN Study

BACKGROUND: Women who smoke have higher risk of lung function impairment, COPD and lung cancer than smoking men. An influence of sex hormones has been demonstrated, but the mechanisms are unclear and the associations often subject to confounding. This was a study of wheeze in relation to smoking and...

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Autores principales: Bjerg, Anders, Ekerljung, Linda, Eriksson, Jonas, Ólafsdóttir, Inga Sif, Middelveld, Roelinde, Franklin, Karl A., Forsberg, Bertil, Larsson, Kjell, Lötvall, Jan, Torén, Kjell, Dahlén, Sven-Erik, Lundbäck, Bo, Janson, Christer
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3554721/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23357876
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0054137