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Low lung function in the developing world is analogous to stunting: a review of the evidence

Background: Low vital capacity, one of the consequences of restricted lung growth, is a strong predictor of cardiovascular mortality. Vital capacity is lower in the developing world than the developed world, even after adjusting for height, weight and gender. This difference is typically dismissed a...

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Autores principales: Mishra, Navya, Salvi, Sundeep, Lyngdoh, Tanica, Agrawal, Anurag
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: F1000 Research Limited 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7745193/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33381655
http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15929.2