Lung function decline in subjects with and without COPD in a population-based cohort in Latin-America.

Lung function decline in subjects with and without COPD in a population-based cohort in Latin-America.

BACKGROUND:Lung-function decline is one of the possible mechanisms leading to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). METHODS:We analyzed data obtained from two population-based surveys of adults (n = 2026) conducted in the same individuals 5-9 years (y) after their baseline examination in thr...

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Main Authors: Rogelio Pérez-Padilla, Rosario Fernandez-Plata, Maria Montes de Oca, Maria Victorina Lopez-Varela, Jose R Jardim, Adriana Muiño, Gonzalo Valdivia, Ana Maria B Menezes, PLATINO group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5417635?pdf=render

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