Passive Smoking in Childhood Linked to Increased Risk of COPD
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According to a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, passive smoking in childhood and adolescence may be a major risk factor in the development of COPD in old age.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in an obstructive respiratory ailment which is responsible for nearly 556,000 deaths in India every year. It has traditionally been linked to prolonged history of active smoking, leading to a rapid decline in lung function.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in an obstructive respiratory ailment which is responsible for nearly 556,000 deaths in India every year. It has traditionally been linked to prolonged history of active smoking, leading to a rapid decline in lung function.
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