Gender difference in smoking effects on lung function and risk of hospitalization for COPD: Results front a Danish longitudinal population study

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 822-827

  Prescott, E ^a,e   Bjerg, A M ^a   Andersen, P K ^b,c   Lange, P ^d   Vestbo, J ^a  

^a The Capital Region   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^d BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e Kommunehospitalet ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Epidemiology; Females; Forced expiratory volume in one second

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 0030990977     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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