Smoking history and physical performance in midlife: Results from the British 1946 Birth Cohort

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 66 A, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 142-149

  Strand, Bjørn Heine ^a,b   Mishra, Gita ^a   Kuh, Diana ^a   Guralnik, Jack M ^b   Patel, Kushang V ^b  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cigarette pack years; Physical performance; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SMOKING;

COGNITION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; POSTURAL BALANCE; SMOKING;

EID: 79951622939     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glq199     Document Type: Article

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