Pulmonology
The effects of secondhand smoke on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in nonsmoking Korean adults
Woong Jun Kim, June Seok Song, Dong Won Park, Hyun Jung Kwak, Ji-Yong Moon, Sang-Heon Kim, Jang Won Sohn, Ho Joo Yoon, Dong Ho Shin, Sung Soo Park, Tae-Hyung Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(5):613-619. Published online August 28, 2014
Background/Aims: Smoking is widely acknowledged as the single most important risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, the risk of COPD in nonsmokers exposed to secondhand smoke remains controversial. In this study, we investigated the association of secondhand smoke exp..
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