Lung function in older humans: The contribution of body composition, physical activity and smoking

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 522-536

  Amara, C E ^a   Koval, J J ^a   Paterson, D H ^a   Cunningham, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIFESTYLE; MODELING;

AGED; AGING; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 0034813558     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460010029758     Document Type: Article

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