Hyperhomocysteinaemia predicts the decline in pulmonary function in healthy male smokers

Keiko Nunomiya, Yoko Shibata, Shuichi Abe, Sumito Inoue, Akira Igarashi, Keiko Yamauchi, Yasuko Aida, Hiroyuki Kishi, Masamichi Sato, Tetsu Watanabe, Tsuneo Konta, Yoshiyuki Ueno, Takeo Kato, Hidetoshi Yamashita, Takamasa Kayama, Isao Kubota

Source: Eur Respir J 2013; 42: 18-27
Journal Issue: July
Disease area: Airway diseases

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