Combined effect of lung function level and decline increases morbidity and mortality risks

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 933-943

  Baughman, Penelope ^a   Marott, Jacob L ^b   Lange, Peter ^c   Martin, Christopher J ^d   Shankar, Anoop ^d   Petsonk, Edward L ^e   Hnizdo, Eva ^a  

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

^b BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Morbidity; Mortality; Respiratory symptoms; Spirometry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DETERIORATION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; AGED; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DENMARK; EVALUATION; LUNG; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SPIROMETRY;

ADULT; AGED; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DENMARK; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; ODDS RATIO; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SPIROMETRY;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875785504     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-012-9750-2     Document Type: Article

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