Evidence-Based Strategies for COPD Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention - Episode 2
Risk Factors for COPD
Panelists discuss major risk factors for COPD development, including smoking, long-term exposure to environmental pollutants, and genetics, while noting that a history of asthma, early bronchitis, respiratory infections, and sex (with higher prevalence in men) may also influence disease onset and progression.
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What are major risk factors for the development of COPD? Please comment on the Influence of asthma, early bronchitis, infections, and sex.
