ABS62: Is well-known COPD, well-treated COPD?
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Living well with COPD
If you smoke and have COPD, the first step you should make to help prevent your condition from getting worse is to stop smoking. However, not all smokers develop COPD and some people with COPD have never smoked. Other causes of COPD include: exposure to air pollution, both indoors and outdoors; inhaling certain gases at work over many years; or it can be hereditary. Research has also shown that...
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عنوان ژورنال: Primary Care Respiratory Journal
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1471-4418,1475-1534
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcrj.2006.04.156