Abstract:INTRODUCTIONWith the advent of antibiotics in 1940s, the importance of acute respiratory tract infection as a cause of high mortality and morbidity, declined rapidly in developed countries and also it is decreasing in developing countries. However the burden of chronic diseases of respiratory system is increasing day by day. Tobacco smoking, socio economic development, urbanization, associated life style changes and resulting increase in air pollution are undoubtedly the underlying causative factors. Apart fro… Show more
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