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Ventilatory function as a predictor of mortality in lifelong non-smokers: evidence from large British cohort studies
BACKGROUND: Reduced ventilatory function is an established predictor of all-cause mortality in general population cohorts. We sought to verify this in lifelong non-smokers, among whom confounding by active smoking can be excluded, and investigate associations with circulatory and cancer deaths. METH...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BMJ Open
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5734388/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28706094 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015381 |