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Editorial
. 2006 Nov;61(11):924-5.
doi: 10.1136/thx.2006.065623.

"Susceptible" smokers?

N R Anthonisen
Editorial

"Susceptible" smokers?

N R Anthonisen. Thorax. 2006 Nov.

Abstract

Many smokers may be “susceptible” to COPD if they live long enough

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