Nicotine dependence as an independent risk factor for atherosclerosis in the National Lung Screening Trial

Abstract Background Atherosclerosis and COPD are systemic inflammatory diseases that share common risk factors including cigarette smoking. A high level of nicotine dependence is emerging as a recently identified risk factor for pulmonary impairment, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and tobacco...

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Hauptverfasser:	Junjia Zhu, Kevin Nelson, Jennifer Toth, Joshua E. Muscat
Format:	Artigo
Sprache:	Inglês
Veröffentlicht:	BMC 2019-01-01
Schriftenreihe:	BMC Public Health
Schlagworte:	Atherosclerosis Tobacco smoking Tobacco use disorder Risk factors
Online-Zugang:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-6419-8
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