Sex differences in lung vulnerability to tobacco smoking

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1017-1023

  Langhammer, Arnulf ^a   Johnsen, R ^a   Gulsvik, A ^b   Holmen, T L ^a   Bjermer, L ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Lung function; Respiratory symptoms; Self rated health; Sex; Tobacco smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS OBSTRUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EXPIRATORY FLOW; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RATING SCALE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SELF EVALUATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0037637606     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.03.00053202     Document Type: Article

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