Exposure to second-hand smoke: a population-based survey in Spain.
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A 48-yr-old female attended outpatient clinic for her fifth annual asthma review. She had experienced four infective exacerbations in the previous 12 months and reported recent large-volume sputum production, associated with worsening dyspnoea on exertion. Computed tomography (CT) thorax scan revealed bronchiectasis. The patient was treated over the subsequent 3 yrs for exacerbations of asthma and bronchiectasis.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The European respiratory journal
دوره 29 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007