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CAUSES OF CHRONIC BRONCHITIS

Chronic bronchitis is one of the lung disorders classified as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Tissue in the airways swell, making the passages narrower. Chronic bronchitis affects the larger airways first, later reaching the rest of them.

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