Impact of smoking on the treatment cycle and health economics of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Tob Induc Dis · 2026 · PMC13241959 · PMID 42254599

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did not reach statistical significancep=0.179not close (p > 0.1)

The difference did not reach statistical significance (Hodges–Lehmann estimator difference: 1.00 day, 95% CI: 0.00–1.00, p=0.179).

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