Correlation of respiratory symptoms and spirometric lung patterns in a rural community setting, Sindh, Pakistan: A cross sectional survey

BMC Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Abbasi, Imran Naeem ^a   Ahsan, Adeel ^a   Nafees, Asaad Ahmed ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

ATS questionnaire validity; Impaired lung function; Respiratory symptoms; Rural community; Sindhi

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COUGHING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPNEA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LUNG VOLUME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RESPIROMETRY; RURAL POPULATION; SCREENING TEST; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; SYMPTOM; WHEEZING;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RURAL POPULATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 84871130707     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2466-12-81     Document Type: Article

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