Effects of obesity and fat distribution on ventilatory function: The normative aging study

Chest

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 891-898

  Lazarus, Ross ^a,b   Sparrow, David ^c,d   Weiss, Scott T ^b,e  

^a University of Sydney   (Australia)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^d VA Medical Research Service   (United States)

^e CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

regional fat distribution; relative adiposity; ventilatory function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BREATHING MECHANICS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 0030892321     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.111.4.891     Document Type: Article

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