Neglecting the neglected: Tobacco cessation support is essential for the management of asthma and COPD.

Dilek Karadoğanİlknur KayaMerve Yumrukuz ŞenelEsin Bilgin KonyalıhatipoğluTahsin Gökhan TelatarMetin Akgün

Published in: Tobacco induced diseases (2024)

Tobacco cessation support seems to be neglected in asthma and COPD management. Instead, pulmonologists and patients focus on pharmaceutical treatments, which constitute the other component of care.

Keyphrases

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
lung function
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
healthcare
cystic fibrosis
prognostic factors
air pollution
allergic rhinitis
chronic pain