Interaction of Depression and Nicotine Addiction on the Severity of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Prospective Cohort Study

• Main Authors: Peian LOU (Author), Peipei CHEN (Author), Pan ZHANG (Author), Jiaxi YU (Author), Yong WANG (Author), Na CHEN (Author), Lei ZHANG (Author), Hongmin WU (Author), Jing ZHAO (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2016-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Depression and smoking decrease health status in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), but the combined effect of the two factors is unknown. This study aimed to assess the interactive effects of depression and smoking on the severity of patients with COPD. Methods: A prospective...