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So 25% get COPD and out of that 25% how many die from it?
Reread the article.
23 posted on
10/17/2006 1:21:29 PM PDT by
Just another Joe
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To: Just another Joe
During the 25 years, there were 2,900 deaths in the study group. Of those deaths, 109 were directly attributable to COPD, and nearly all those deaths were in people who were active smokers at the start of the study. Only two non-smokers died of COPD.
I'd say a lot less then 25% died of COPD..
82 posted on
10/17/2006 2:27:27 PM PDT by
markman46
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So 25% get COPD and out of that 25% how many die from it?Reread the article.
124 posted on
10/17/2006 3:48:04 PM PDT by
SheLion
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