Overindulgence → overweight → reduced vital capacity → reduced longevity

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 179, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 432-433

  Enright, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; BODY MASS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; LONGEVITY; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDUAL VOLUME; SPIROMETRY; VITAL CAPACITY; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT GAIN; MORTALITY; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

HUMANS; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; VITAL CAPACITY; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 63249095592     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200901-0140ED     Document Type: Editorial

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