Open AccessProspective Study of Postmenopausal Hormone Use and Newly Diagnosed Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Author(s) -
R. Graham Barr,
Catherine Wentowski,
Francine Grodstein,
Samuel C. Somers,
Meir J. Stampfer,
Joel Schwartz,
Frank E. Speizer,
Carlos A. Camargo
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.164.4.379
Subject(s) - medicine , asthma , copd , prospective cohort study , estrogen
Female reproductive hormones appear to influence asthma, although data are conflicting, and may modulate development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Therefore, in a prospective cohort study, we evaluated whether postmenopausal hormone use was associated with an increased rate of newly diagnosed asthma and, separately, newly diagnosed COPD.
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