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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Common risk factors in the development of chronic bronchitis include cigarette smoking, air pollution, genetic factors, increasing age, male gender, [[allergy]], and repeated airway [[infections]]. | |||
==Risk Factors== | |||
Common risk factors in the development of chronic bronchitis are: | |||
*cigarette smoking | |||
*occupational pollutants | |||
*air pollution | |||
*[[genetic]] factors | |||
*increasing age | |||
*male gender | |||
*[[allergy]] | |||
*repeated airway [[infections]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist|2}} | {{Reflist|2}} | ||
[[Category:Inflammations]] | [[Category:Inflammations]] | ||
[[Category:Pulmonology]] | [[Category:Pulmonology]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Common risk factors in the development of chronic bronchitis include cigarette smoking, air pollution, genetic factors, increasing age, male gender, allergy, and repeated airway infections.
Risk Factors
Common risk factors in the development of chronic bronchitis are:
- cigarette smoking
- occupational pollutants
- air pollution
- genetic factors
- increasing age
- male gender
- allergy
- repeated airway infections