Detrimental effects of environmental tobacco smoke in relation to asthma severity.

<h4>Background</h4>Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) has adverse effects on the health of asthmatics, however the harmful consequences of ETS in relation to asthma severity are unknown.<h4>Methods</h4>In a multicenter study of severe asthma, we assessed the impact of ETS expo...

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Main Authors: Suzy A A Comhair, Benjamin M Gaston, Kristin S Ricci, Jeffrey Hammel, Raed A Dweik, W Gerald Teague, Deborah Meyers, Elizabeth J Ampleford, Eugene R Bleecker, William W Busse, William J Calhoun, Mario Castro, Kian Fan Chung, Douglas Curran-Everett, Elliot Israel, W Nizar Jarjour, Wendy Moore, Stephen P Peters, Sally Wenzel, Stanley L Hazen, Serpil C Erzurum, National Heart Lung Blood Institute Severe Asthma Research Program
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-05-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21572527/pdf/?tool=EBI