Systemic inflammation in 222.841 healthy employed smokers and nonsmokers: white blood cell count and relationship to spirometry
Open Access
- 1 January 2012
- journal article
- Published by European Publishing in Tobacco Induced Diseases
- Vol. 10 (1) , 7
Abstract
Smoking has been linked to low-grade systemic inflammation, a known risk factor for disease. This state is reflected in elevated white blood cell (WBC) count.Keywords
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