The puzzling relationship between cigarette smoking, reduced respiratory function, and systemic inflammation

Chest. 2005 Nov;128(5):3772-3; author reply 3773. doi: 10.1378/chest.128.5.3772.
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Publication types

  • Letter
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Bronchial Hyperreactivity
  • C-Reactive Protein / analysis
  • Causality
  • Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Humans
  • Inflammation / physiopathology
  • Respiration*
  • Smoking / epidemiology
  • Smoking / physiopathology*

Substances

  • C-Reactive Protein