Adverse effects of eosinophilia and smoking on the natural history of newly diagnosed chronic bronchitis
MD Lebowitz, DS Postma, B Burrows - Chest, 1995 - Elsevier
Background: Little is known about risk factors for the progression of disease in individuals
with newly developed chronic bronchitis (CB). In addition to the effects of smoking, there was
specific clinical and epidemiologic interest in the importance of traits such as eosinophilia
and wheezing, more commonly associated with asthma, in the progression of this disease.
Methods: We evaluated adult individuals with and without diagnosed CB longitudinally in a
representative community population in Tucson, Ariz. These subjects were followed up for …
with newly developed chronic bronchitis (CB). In addition to the effects of smoking, there was
specific clinical and epidemiologic interest in the importance of traits such as eosinophilia
and wheezing, more commonly associated with asthma, in the progression of this disease.
Methods: We evaluated adult individuals with and without diagnosed CB longitudinally in a
representative community population in Tucson, Ariz. These subjects were followed up for …