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authors: Emphysema COPD Research Center, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA.
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authors: Emphysema COPD Research Center, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA. Electronic address: sciurbafc@upmc.edu.
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authors: Sciurba
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects*
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