Obesity and the lung: 1 · Epidemiology

Thorax

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 649-654

  McClean, K M ^a,b   Kee, F ^a,b   Young, I S ^a,b   Elborn, J S ^a,c  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; ASTHMA; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFLAMMATION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LOW CALORY DIET; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG FUNCTION; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TREATMENT INDICATION; TRUNK; WEIGHT GAIN;

BODY MASS INDEX; HUMANS; OBESITY; RESPIRATION DISORDERS;

EID: 47049120554     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2007.086801     Document Type: Review

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