posted on 2017-10-04, 15:35authored byLalita Fernandes, Nandani Gulati, Yasmin Fernandes, Anthony Menezes Mesquita, Mahesh Sardessai, Jan-Willem J. Lammers, Firdaus A. Mohamed Hoesein, Nick H.T. Ten Hacken, Maarten van den Berge, Craig J. Galbán, Salman Siddiqui
Biomass and functional small airway disease http://ow.ly/gXu730abpKu. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is currently the third most common cause of death,
worldwide. Tobacco smoke (TS) is the main risk factor for COPD in developed countries, but biomass
smoke (BMS) exposure is the leading cause in developing countries, particularly in women.
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ERJ Open Res, 2017, 3 (2)
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/Organisation/COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND PSYCHOLOGY/School of Medicine/Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation