Gender and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Why it matters

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 176, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1179-1184

  Han, MeiLan K ^a   Postma, Dirkje ^b   Mannino, David M ^c   Giardino, Nicholas D ^a   Buist, Sonia ^d   Curtis, Jeffrey L ^a,e   Martinez, Fernando J ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Obstructive lung disease; Sex; Smoking; Tobacco susceptibility

Indexed keywords

CIGARETTE SMOKE;

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING CESSATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ALBUTEROL; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; STEROIDS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 37149022825     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200704-553CC     Document Type: Review

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