Prevalence and correlates of airflow obstruction in ∼317,000 never-smokers in China.

In China, the burden of chronic obstructive disease (COPD) is high in never-smokers but little is known about its causes in this group. We analysed data on 287 000 female and 30 000 male never-smokers aged 30-79 years from 10 regions in China, who participated in the China Kadoorie Biobank baseline...

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Main Authors: Smith, M, Li, L, Augustyn, M, Kurmi, O, Chen, J, Collins, R, Guo, Y, Han, Y, Qin, J, Xu, G, Wang, J, Bian, Z, Zhou, G, Peto, R, Chen, Z
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2014