The prevalence of and risk factors for non-smoking chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in China: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Conclusions: This review confirmed the highly different proportions of never-smokers in male and female COPD patients. Biomass fuel might have important roles in the risk for COPD among never-smokers.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - October 27, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Zhang, Y., Gai, X., Chu, H., Qu, J., Li, L., Sun, Y. Tags: Monitoring airway disease Source Type: research