Pathophysiological factors in the relationship between chronological age and calculated lung age as detected in a screening setting in community-dwelling subjects

Aim: To explore the relationship between pathophysiological factors and premature lung ageing in a cohort of community-dwelling subjects in a health-screening setting. Methods: 16,107 pharmacy customers in Germany (5954 males, 10153 females; mean age 59.7 years)) participated in a lung function scre...

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Main Authors: Peter eKardos, Tanja eSchütt, Tobias eMück, Helmut eSchumacher, Martin C Michel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmed.2016.00002/full