COPD, smoking behaviour, and the importance of teachers as role-models for adolescents

COPD, smoking behaviour, and the importance of teachers as role-models for adolescents

Authors

  • Sara Maio Unità di Epidemiologia Ambientale Polmonare, Istituto di Fisiologia Clinica, CNR, Pisa
  • Sandra Baldacci Unità di Epidemiologia Ambientale Polmonare, Istituto di Fisiologia Clinica, CNR, Pisa
  • Giovanni Viegi Institute of Biomedicine and Molecular Immunology (IBIM), National Research Council, Palermo
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2011.432

Keywords:

COPD, ATS/ERS, Respiratory disability

Abstract

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been described by the ATS (American Thoracic Society)/ERS (European Respiratory Society) guidelines as a disease “characterized by airflow lim- itation that is not fully reversible”. The diagnosis of COPD should be considered in any patient who ex- periences cough, sputum production, or dyspnea in association with specific risk factors [...]

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Published

21-10-2019

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Vol. 6 (2011)

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Editorials

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Maio S, Baldacci S, Viegi G. COPD, smoking behaviour, and the importance of teachers as role-models for adolescents. Multidiscip Respir Med [Internet]. 2019 Oct. 21 [cited 2024 Jul. 4];6(1). Available from: https://mrmjournal.org/index.php/mrm/article/view/432
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