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Lung volumes identify an at-risk group in persons with prolonged secondhand tobacco smoke exposure but without overt airflow obstruction

INTRODUCTION: Exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) is associated with occult obstructive lung disease as evident by abnormal airflow indices representing small airway disease despite having preserved spirometry (normal forced expiratory volume in 1 s-to-forced vital capacity ratio, FEV(1)/FVC). The si...

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Autores principales: Arjomandi, Mehrdad, Zeng, Siyang, Geerts, Jeroen, Stiner, Rachel K, Bos, Bruce, van Koeverden, Ian, Keene, Jason, Elicker, Brett, Blanc, Paul D, Gold, Warren M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5942438/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29755755
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2018-000284