Bronchial Reactivity to Cigarette and Cigar Smoke. Issue 5665 (2nd August 1969)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Robertson, D. G.; Warrell, D. A.; Newton-Howes, Jan S.; Fletcher, C. M.
• Is Part Of: BMJ. Volume 3:Issue 5665(1969)
• Page Start: 269
• Page End: 271
• Publication Date: 1969-08-02
• Subjects: Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine; Periodicals; 610
• DOI: 10.1136/bmj.3.5665.269
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0007-1447

Abstract

Abstract : The change in specific airway conductance produced by smoking a cigarette under standard conditions was measured in 91 heavy smokers. Subsequently 19 of the most reactive subjects smoked two cigarettes with different filters and another containing cigar tobacco. The results indicated that reactivity to cigarette smoke was reduced significantly by increasing the retention efficiency of the filter and that reactivity to inhaled cigar-tobacco smoke was no less than that to cigarette smoke.