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Effects of Aging and Smoking Duration on Cigarette Smoke-Induced COPD Severity

BACKGROUND: Aging can serve as an underlying mechanism of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Also, smoking, which is the most common cause of COPD, is responsible for the systemic manifestations of the disease, independently from the lung function alterations. The purpose of this study wa...

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Autores principales: Kim, Eun-Jung, Yoon, Seok-Jun, Kim, Young-Eun, Go, Dun-Sol, Jung, Yunsun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6434146/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30923493
http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2019.34.e90