COPD in Nonsmokers: Reports from the Tunisian Population-Based Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease Study.

BACKGROUND:It's currently well known that smoking and increasing age constitute the most important risk factors for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, little is known about COPD among nonsmokers. The present study aimed to investigate prevalence, risk factors and the profile...

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Main Authors: Meriam Denguezli, Hager Daldoul, Imed Harrabi, Louisa Gnatiuc, Sonia Coton, Peter Burney, Zouhair Tabka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4807055?pdf=render