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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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Autores principales: Gupta, Ramyani P, Strachan, David P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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