Characteristics of COPD in never-smokers and ever-smokers in the general population: results from the CanCOLD study

W C Tan; D D Sin; J Bourbeau; P Hernandez; K R Chapman; R Cowie; J M FitzGerald; D D Marciniuk; F Maltais; A S Buist; J Road; J C Hogg; M Kirby; H Coxson; C Hague; J Leipsic; D E O'Donnell; S D Aaron; CanCOLD Collaborative Research Group

doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2015-206938

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Characteristics of COPD in never-smokers and ever-smokers in the general population: results from the CanCOLD study

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W C Tan University of British Columbia, Heart Lung Innovation, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
D D Sin University of British Columbia, Heart Lung Innovation, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
J Bourbeau Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit, Montreal Chest Institute, McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
P Hernandez Department of Medicine, QEII Health Sciences Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
K R Chapman Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
R Cowie Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
J M FitzGerald Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
D D Marciniuk Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
F Maltais Centre de Pneumologie de l'Hopital Laval, Respirology, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. PubMed articles Google scholar articles
A S Buist Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
J Road Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
J C Hogg University of British Columbia, Heart Lung Innovation, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
M Kirby University of British Columbia, Heart Lung Innovation, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
H Coxson University of British Columbia, Heart Lung Innovation, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
C Hague Department of Radiology, St Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
J Leipsic Department of Radiology, St Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
D E O'Donnell PubMed articles Google scholar articles
S D Aaron Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
CanCOLD Collaborative Research Group
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Correspondence to Dr Wan C Tan, UBC James Hogg Research Centre, Providence Heart+Lung Institute, University of British Columbia, St Paul's Hospital, Rm 166, 1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6Z 1Y6; wan.tan{at}hli.ubc.ca

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Tan WC, Sin DD, Bourbeau J, et al

Characteristics of COPD in never-smokers and ever-smokers in the general population: results from the CanCOLD study

Thorax 2015;70:822-829.

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Received February 13, 2015
Revised May 8, 2015
Accepted May 21, 2015
First published June 5, 2015.

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March 14, 2023

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