Small Airway Anatomy: An Indicator of Pollution Susceptibility in Adults?

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Kelly Chen et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2022.

. 2022 Jul 1;206(1):2-4.

doi: 10.1164/rccm.202203-0592ED.

¹ Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, Massachusetts.

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Ambient Air Pollution and Dysanapsis: Associations with Lung Function and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the Canadian Cohort Obstructive Lung Disease Study.
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