Prevalence and correlates of respiratory symptoms and disease in the elderly

Chest

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 827-834

  Enright, P L ^a   Kronmal, R A ^a   Higgins, M W ^a   Schenker, M B ^a   Haponik, E F ^a  

^a CHS Coordinating Center   (United States)

Author keywords

abnormality rates; elderly; respiratory symptoms

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DYSPNEA; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GERIATRICS; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY; WHEEZING;

EID: 0028041438     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.106.3.827     Document Type: Article

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