Do you think people living in metro cities are more prone to COPDs?

Submitted by Dr S. Patel on 18 August 2014
Communities
Respiratory and Pulmonary

I would think pollution levels are higher in urban cities compared to rural but the kitchen can be quite polluting in most villages. The biggest factor would probably be smoking and I don't know if smoking levels vary between rural and metro areas

Dr S. Patel

Thu, 08/21/2014 - 18:50

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I agree that Pollution is greater in urban areas and so is smoking at least in India. This is because the rural population is heavy on chewing(smokeless) tobacco.

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