Discordance between cross-sectional and longitudinal studies for the effect of dust on COPD: Why?

COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 395-404

  Hendrick, David J ^a,b,d   Becklake, Margaret ^b,c   Hanley, James A ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aging; Cross sectional studies; Epidemiologic methods; Forced expiratory volume; Longitudinal studies; Lung diseases obstructive; Pulmonary ventilation; Respiratory function tests

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMPUTER MODEL; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DUST EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ERROR; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AGING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DUST; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 33745072083     PISSN: 15412555     EISSN: 15412563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15412550500346436     Document Type: Article

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