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Editorial
. 2021 May 1;203(9):1057-1058.
doi: 10.1164/rccm.202011-4168ED.

It's Not Just a Smoking-related Disease: Outdoor Pollution May Increase Risk of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Erika Garcia  1 , Mary B Rice  2
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Editorial

It's Not Just a Smoking-related Disease: Outdoor Pollution May Increase Risk of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Erika Garcia et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. .
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