Marijuana and Lung Disease
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Bullous lung disease due to marijuana.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE In contrast to the well-described effects of tobacco smoking upon pulmonary emphysema, with approximately 15% of smokers being affected at the age of 65 years, the effects of marijuana smoking are rarely reported and poorly understood. METHODS We report a series of 10 patients (mean age 41 +/- 9 years, eight male, two female), who presented over a period of 12 months ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Chest
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0012-3692
DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2018.05.005