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Variability in proteinase-antiproteinase balance, nutritional status, and quality of life in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease due to tobacco and nontobacco etiology

CONTEXT: Although the role of proteinase/antiproteinase imbalance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) due to tobacco is well established, information in COPD due to nontobacco etiology is sparse. AIMS: To assess the variability in metalloproteinase activity in COPD related to tobacco and...

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Autores principales: Mohan, Anant, Sharma, Mini, Uniyal, Arvind, Borah, Rajlaxmi, Luthra, Kalpana, Pandey, R M, Madan, Karan, Hadda, Vijay, Guleria, Randeep
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5112816/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27890988
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-2113.192859