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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Age, season of the year and the immunization status are the main determining risk factors for acquiring acute bronchitis. | |||
==Risk Factors== | ==Risk Factors== | ||
The most potent risk factor in the development of [[chronic bronchitis]] is ''cigarette Smoking''. The others are occupational pollutants such as;cadmium and silica,air pollutants and genetic factors such as;[[alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 18:01, 14 September 2016
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Seyedmahdi Pahlavani, M.D. [2]
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Overview
Age, season of the year and the immunization status are the main determining risk factors for acquiring acute bronchitis.
Risk Factors
The most potent risk factor in the development of chronic bronchitis is cigarette Smoking. The others are occupational pollutants such as;cadmium and silica,air pollutants and genetic factors such as;alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency.