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Biological aging, a mediator between smoking and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: evidence from a hospital-based cohort study in China

  • Open Access
  • 10-01-2026
  • Research
Title
Biological aging, a mediator between smoking and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: evidence from a hospital-based cohort study in China
Authors
Dongming Xie
Ao Lin
Feng Luo
Katie Lu
Zhi Li
Jinyi Huang
Jinrong Zhang
Jianjun Zou
Houli Xiao
Zhiyong Ren
Dongsheng Huang
Chenli Xie
Cuiyi Chen
Yibin Deng
Jiachun Lu
Publication date
10-01-2026
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2466
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-025-04100-2

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