Second-hand smoke and chronic bronchitis in Taiwanese women: a health-care based study

• Main Authors: Lee Chung-Ying (Author), Huang Chia-Tsuan (Author), Hwang Jhi-Jhu (Author), Lee Chien-Hung (Author), Wu Kuen-Yuh (Author), Chong Inn-Wen (Author), Feng Nan-Hsiung (Author), Wu Chia-Fang (Author), Chou Shao-Ting (Author), Christiani David C (Author), Wu Ming-Tsang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Cigarette smoking cannot fully explain the epidemiologic characteristics of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in women, particularly for those who rarely smoke, but COPD risk is not less than men. The aim of our study is t...