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Comparison of demographic, clinical, spirometry, and radiological parameters between smoking and non-smoking COPD patients in rural Gujarat, India

CONTEXT: A total of 20% of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease(COPD) patients are non-smokers due to preventable causes, such as biomass fuel exposure, post tuberculous sequelae, occupational exposure, air pollution, persistent chronic asthma, and genetic predisposition. AIMS: To compare smokers a...

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Autores principales: Shah, Dhruv M., Kshatriya, Ravish M., Paliwal, Rajiv
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8565106/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34760755
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_87_21