Open AccessClinical, demographic and radiological profile of smoker COPD versus nonsmoker COPD patients at a tertiary care center in North India
Author(s) -
Jaya Bajpai,
Surya Kant,
Darshan Kumar Bajaj,
Akshyaya Pradhan,
Kirti Srivastava,
Akhilesh Pandey
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_347_19
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , spirometry , incidence (geometry) , prospective cohort study , observational study , cohort , tertiary care , physical therapy , asthma , physics , optics
Cigarette smoking is the most predominant risk factor for development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, a considerable amount of patients do develop COPD without exposure to cigarette smoking. We aimed to analyze the incidence, demographic and clinical profile of nonsmoker COPD subjects at a tertiary care center.