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December 01, 2002; Volume 69,Issue 12
Lee, Pyng
- You have accessEmphysema in nonsmokers: Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency and other causesPyng Lee, MD, Thomas R. Gildea, MD and James K. Stoller, MD, MSCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2002, 69 (12) 928-946;
The 10% of patients with emphysema who never smoked deserve a workup for its less common causes, including genetic risk modifiers and occupational exposures.