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==Overview== | |||
Smoking cessation, control of air pollutants and decrease job exposure to dusts or fumes are the main preventive measures for chronic bronchitis. | |||
==Primary Prevention== | ==Primary Prevention== | ||
* | Effective measures for the primary prevention of chronic bronchitis include<ref name="pmid15459997">{{cite journal |vauthors=Joy M |title=Management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=351 |issue=14 |pages=1461–3; author reply 1461–3 |year=2004 |pmid=15459997 |doi= |url=}}</ref>: | ||
* | * Smoking cessation or cut down the number of cigarettes | ||
* | * Avoiding air pollutants | ||
* | * Decrease the environmental exposure to irritants | ||
* Use of physical barriers such as: masks and gown | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 18:23, 20 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
Smoking cessation, control of air pollutants and decrease job exposure to dusts or fumes are the main preventive measures for chronic bronchitis.
Primary Prevention
Effective measures for the primary prevention of chronic bronchitis include[1]:
- Smoking cessation or cut down the number of cigarettes
- Avoiding air pollutants
- Decrease the environmental exposure to irritants
- Use of physical barriers such as: masks and gown