Does age of onset of asthma influence the effect of cigarette smoking on lung function?

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 194, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 249-250

  Thomson, Neil C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TOBACCO SMOKE;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL OUTCOME; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG STRUCTURE; ONSET AGE; PASSIVE SMOKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY; SMOKE;

ASTHMA; CIGARETTE SMOKING; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; SMOKE; SMOKING;

EID: 84988945279     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201602-0389ED     Document Type: Editorial

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