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Ongoing airway inflammation in patients with COPD who do not currently smokeRutgers et al., 2000
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- Rutgers S
- Postma D
- ten Hacken N
- Kauffman H
- van der Mark T
- Koëter G
- Timens W
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- Thorax
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BACKGROUND Inflammatory changes in the airways in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are largely attributed to smoking, yet they may be present even if patients do not currently smoke. The differences in inflammatory cells and the factors contributing to …
- 208000006545 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0 title abstract description 99
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