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Comparison of clinical features between non-smokers with COPD and smokers with COPD: a retrospective observational study

BACKGROUND: Smoking is a major risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); however, the similarities and differences in clinical presentation between smokers and nonsmokers are not fully described in patients with COPD. This study was designed to address this issue in a general tea...

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Autores principales: Zhang, Jing, Lin, Xin-feng, Bai, Chun-xue
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3890400/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24426780
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S52416