Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in non-smokers: role of oxidative stress
Abstract Background A striking feature of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is its inability to resolve after cigarette smoke exposure has ended, which has contributed to the possibility that the disease could also be driven by other endogenous causes, such as autoimmunity or chronic infe...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2021-09-01
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Series: | The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s43168-021-00088-5 |