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Help please! is air pollution the leading cause of respiratory disease?
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Yes,esp. tobacco: Air pollution by industries is one of the chief determinates of asthma in a given population. Cigarette smoke is responsible for precipitating many cases of asthma as well as the great majority of cases of copd.
Answered 11/8/2015
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