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China Daily | Updated: 2008-03-07 07:21
Tell smokers 'age' of lungs
Smokers are more likely to kick the habit if they are told how "old" their lungs are, a British study found yesterday.
The concept of lung age - measured by comparing a smoker's lungs to the age of a healthy person whose lungs function the same - has helped patients better understand how smoking damages health, researchers had already found.
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