Soy consumption and risk of COPD and respiratory symptoms: A case-control study in Japan

Background: To investigate the relationship between soy consumption, COPD risk and the prevalence of respiratory symptoms, a case-control study was conducted in Japan. Methods: A total of 278 eligible patients (244 men and 34 women), aged 50–75 years with COPD diagnosed within the past four years, w...

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Main Authors: Hirayama, Fumi, Lee, Andy, Binns, Colin, Zhao, Yun, Hiramatsu, T., Tanikawa, Y., Nishimura, K., Taniguchi, H.
Format: Journal Article
Published: BioMed Central 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6223