Secondhand smoke increases the risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Abstract Smoking is the most important risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), however evidence from large-scale studies on whether secondhand smoke (SHS) increases the risk of COPD is still lacking. We conducted this large longitudinal study to investigate the association betw...

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Main Authors: Wen-Chi Su, Huai-Lei Juan, Jia-In Lee, Shu-Pin Huang, Szu-Chia Chen, Jiun-Hung Geng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-58038-2