Open AccessInfluence of Current or Former Smoking on Asthma Management and Control
Author(s) -
LouisPhilippe Boulet,
J. Mark FitzGerald,
Andrew McIvor,
Sabrina Zimmerman,
Kenneth R. Chapman
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
canadian respiratory journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.675
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1916-7245
pISSN - 1198-2241
DOI - 10.1155/2008/725074
Subject(s) - medicine , asthma , smoking cessation , bronchodilator , absenteeism , population , telephone survey , physical therapy , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , environmental health , business , management , pathology , marketing , economics
In patients with asthma, smoking has been associated with accelerated decline in pulmonary function, poor disease control and reduced responsiveness to corticosteroids.
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