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Chronic airflow limitation in a rural Indian population: etiology and relationship to body mass index

PURPOSE: Respiratory conditions remain a source of morbidity globally. As such, this study aimed to explore factors associated with the development of airflow obstruction (AFO) in a rural Indian setting and, using spirometry, study whether underweight is linked to AFO. METHODS: Patients > 35 year...

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Autores principales: Chakrabarti, Biswajit, Purkait, Sabita, Gun, Punyabrata, Moore, Vicky C, Choudhuri, Samadrita, Zaman, MJ, Warburton, Christopher J, Calverley, Peter MA, Mukherjee, Rahul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3206771/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22069366
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S24113