Interpreting longitudinal spirometry: Weight gain and other factors affecting the recognition of excessive FEV 1 decline

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 782-789

  Wang, Mei Lin ^a   Avashia, Bipin H ^b   Petsonk, Edward L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b Medical Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Excessive FEV 1 decline; Longitudinal data; Mass screening; Mixed model; Spirometry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; SPIROMETRY; WEIGHT GAIN; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY MASS; DISEASE COURSE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LUNG DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; THEORETICAL MODEL; TIME; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY MASS INDEX; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349148697     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20727     Document Type: Article

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