Metabolic syndrome and impaired lung function

Chest

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 494-

  Scarlata, Simone ^a,b   Fimognari, Filippo Luca ^a,c   Moro, Leo ^a,b   Pastorelli, Ruggiero ^c   Antonelli Incalzi, Raffaele ^d  

^a Universit Campus Biomedico   (Italy)

^b Alberto Sordi Foundation Onlus   (Italy)

^c Unit of Respiratory Diseases   (Italy)

^d S Raffaele Cittadella Della Carità Foundation   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FIBRINOGEN; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; LETTER; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 76749101546     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.09-1539     Document Type: Letter

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