FEV1 is a better predictor of mortality than FVC: the PLATINO cohort study.

FEV1 is a better predictor of mortality than FVC: the PLATINO cohort study.

To determine whether the presence of chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) and reduction of lung function parameters were predictors of mortality in a cohort.Population based cohorts were followed in Montevideo, Santiago and Sao Paulo during 5, 6 and 9 years, respectively. Outcomes included all-ca...

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Main Authors: Ana Maria B Menezes, Rogelio Pérez-Padilla, Fernando César Wehrmeister, Maria Victorina Lopez-Varela, Adriana Muiño, Gonzalo Valdivia, Carmen Lisboa, José Roberto B Jardim, Maria Montes de Oca, Carlos Talamo, Renata Bielemann, Mariana Gazzotti, Ruy Laurenti, Bartolomé Celli, Cesar G Victora, PLATINO team
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4186841?pdf=render

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