1. Passive smoking exposure and risk of COPD among adults in China: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study.
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Yin, P., Jiang, C.Q., Cheng, K.K., Lam, T.H,, Lam, K.H., Miller, M.R., Zhang, W.S., Thomas, G.N., and Adab, P.
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OBSTRUCTIVE lung diseases , *TOBACCO smoke pollution , *PASSIVE smoking , *PASSIVE smoking in children , *PASSIVE smoking in infants , *LUNG diseases , *ETIOLOGY of diseases , *INDOOR air pollution , *MORTALITY prevention , *PHYSIOLOGY , *DISEASE risk factors - Abstract
This article presents the results of a study looking into the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in those exposed to second hand smoke in China. COPD is a leading cause of death in China where a large number of the population is exposed to second hand smoke. The study discovered that exposure to passive smoking is associated with an increased prevalence of COPD and respiratory symptoms. If the association is causal, the study authors' estimate that 1.9 million deaths from COPD among nonsmokers could be attributed to passive smoking in China.
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- 2007
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