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Dietary nutrients associated with preservation of lung function in Hispanic and non-Hispanic white smokers from New Mexico

BACKGROUND: COPD is the third leading cause of death in the United States. Cigarette smoking accelerates the age-related forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV(1)) decline, an important determinant for the genesis of COPD. Hispanic smokers have lower COPD prevalence and FEV(1) decline than non-Hispani...

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Autores principales: Leng, Shuguang, Picchi, Maria A, Tesfaigzi, Yohannes, Wu, Guodong, Gauderman, W James, Xu, Fadi, Gilliland, Frank D, Belinsky, Steven A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5669789/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29133979
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S142237