Nonsmoker COPD represents a clinically Distinct Phenotype: A Prospective Observational Study

CONCLUSION: Compared to smokers, COPD in never-smokers presents at a younger age, with a longer duration of dyspnea and higher eosinophil count. Biomass exposure is one of the major contributors to etiologies for COPD in nonsmokers.PMID:37651243 | DOI:10.59556/japi.71.0285

Source: Journal of the Association of Physicians of India - August 31, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Richa Rani Pawan K Singh Manjunath B Govindagoudar Tarana Gupta None Parul Dhruva Chaudhry Source Type: research