For almost 50 years, since Fletcher and Peto reported their seminal observations in young working men in London, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been widely accepted as a self-inflicted condition caused by tobacco smoking. The classic concept was that in susceptible persons,…
Update on the Pathogenesis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
For almost 50 years, since Fletcher and Peto reported their seminal observations in young working men in London, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been widely accepted as a self-inflicted condition caused by tobacco smoking. The classic concept was that in susceptible persons,…