Does Ramadan fasting affect expiratory flow rates in healthy subjects?

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1656-1660

  Subhan, Mirza M F ^a   Siddiqui, Qamar A ^b   Khan, Mohammed N ^c   Sabir, Salman ^c  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b BAQAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WATER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; FAT CONTENT; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PAKISTAN; RELIGION; VITAL CAPACITY; ADOLESCENT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; LUNG; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPIROMETRY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FASTING; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW RATES; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; ISLAM; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LUNG; MALE; MAXIMAL EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SPIROMETRY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 36948999796     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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