Prognostic implications of differences in forced vital capacity in black and white US adults: Findings from NHANES III with long-term mortality follow-up

BACKGROUND: Because Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) is reduced in Black relative to White Americans of the same age, sex, and height, standard lung function prediction equations assign a lower "normal" range for Black patients. The prognostic implications of this race correction are uncertain....

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Autores principales: Gaffney, Adam W, McCormick, Danny, Woolhandler, Steffie, Christiani, David C., Himmelstein, David U.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Research Paper
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8379634/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34458707
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.101073

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