Higher risk of wheeze in female than male smokers. Results from the Swedish GA 2 LEN study.

<h4>Background</h4>Women who smoke have higher risk of lung function impairment, COPD and lung cancer than smoking men. An influence of sex hormones has been demonstrated, but the mechanisms are unclear and the associations often subject to confounding. This was a study of wheeze in rela...

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Main Authors:	Anders Bjerg, Linda Ekerljung, Jonas Eriksson, Inga Sif Ólafsdóttir, Roelinde Middelveld, Karl A Franklin, Bertil Forsberg, Kjell Larsson, Jan Lötvall, Kjell Torén, Sven-Erik Dahlén, Bo Lundbäck, Christer Janson
Format:	article
Language:	EN
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013
Subjects:	Medicine R Science Q
Online Access:	https://doaj.org/article/cd5dea81e42b40c5bd5580fd770f84e4
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Higher risk of wheeze in female than male smokers. Results from the Swedish GA 2 LEN study.

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