Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5601207 | Chest | 2006 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
The lifetime risk of chronic bronchitis among smokers is approximately two in five, and almost one half of smokers who have chronic bronchitis also acquire COPD. Chronic bronchitis is related to earlier death, also in never-smokers, probably partly through a rapid decline in pulmonary function.
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Authors
Pelkonen MD, Notkola PhD, Nissinen MD, PhD, Tukiainen MD, Koskela MD,