Journal article
The Effect of Cigarette Smoking on Lung Function in Young Adults with Asthma
Abstract
RATIONALE: Life-course persistent asthma and tobacco smoking are risk factors for irreversible airflow obstruction. It is often assumed that smoking and asthma have additive or multiplicative effects on the risk for airflow obstruction, but this has not been demonstrated in prospective studies of children with persistent asthma.
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effects of smoking and asthma on the development of airflow obstruction in a …
Authors
Hancox RJ; Gray AR; Poulton R; Sears MR
Journal
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Vol. 194, No. 3, pp. 276–284
Publisher
American Thoracic Society
Publication Date
August 1, 2016
DOI
10.1164/rccm.201512-2492oc
ISSN
1073-449X