Respiratory impairment and mortality in older persons: A novel spirometric approach

Journal of Investigative Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1089-1095

  Fragoso, Carlos A Vaz ^a,b   Gill, Thomas M ^a   McAvay, Gail ^a   Yaggi, Henry Klar ^a,b   Van Ness, Peter H ^a   Concato, John ^a,b  

^a VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Airflow limitation; Mortality; Respiratory impairment; Respiratory symptoms; Restrictive pattern

Indexed keywords

AGED; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; BREATHING PATTERN; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SPIROMETRY; SYMPTOM; WHEEZING;

EID: 84856744662     PISSN: 17088267     EISSN: 17088267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/jim.0b013e31822bb213     Document Type: Article

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