The Hispanic paradox further unraveled?

Thorax

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 184-185

  Young, R P ^a   Hopkins, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 6;

AFRICAN; AMERICAN INDIAN; CENTRAL AMERICA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; EUROPEAN; FOOD INTAKE; GENETIC RISK; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG FUNCTION; MEXICAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING;

ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA; SMOKING; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 84892518373     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2013-204152     Document Type: Letter

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