Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2905177 | Chest | 2006 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
African Americans with emphysema were younger and had a similar degree of lung impairment as the white study population despite smoking less. In a subgroup of matched patients, the severity and distribution of emphysema by quantitative radiographic analysis were different.
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Chatila MD, FCCP, Hoffman PhD, Gaughan PhD, Robinswood MS, Criner MD, FCCP,