Is early diagnosis of chronic obstructive airway disease using spirometry in asymptomatic smokers an effect tool for smoking cessation in the Indian population? A study from Central India
Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in smokers worldwide. A chronic smoker remains asymptomatic for a long time with underlying deteriorating lung function which manifests in later life as COPD. Although there is no screening for the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Biomedical and Biotechnology Research Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.bmbtrj.org/article.asp?issn=2588-9834;year=2020;volume=4;issue=3;spage=209;epage=213;aulast=Patra |