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Smoking Status Effect on Inflammatory Markers in a Randomized Trial of Current and Former Heavy Smokers

Background. The level of systemic inflammation as measured by circulating levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) is linked to an increased risk for cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and cancer. Methods. We recruited 154 current and former smokers between 40 and 80 years of age with...

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Autores principales: Aldaham, Sami, Foote, Janet A., Chow, H.-H. Sherry, Hakim, Iman A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4561108/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26366318
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/439396