Global differences in lung function by region (PURE): An international, community-based prospective study

Global differences in lung function by region (PURE): An international, community-based prospective study

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Background: Despite the rising burden of chronic respiratory diseases, global data for lung function are not available. We investigated global variation in lung function in healthy populations by region to establish whether regional factors contribute to lung function. Methods: In an international,...

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Main Authors: Almahmeed, W. (Author), Chifamba, J. (Author), Diaz, R. (Author), Duong, M. (Author), Heidari, H. (Author), Igumbor, E. (Author), Islam, S. (Author), Ismail, T. (Author), Killian, K. (Author), Li, W. (Author), Liu, L. (Author), Lopez-Jaramillo, P. (Author), O'Byrne, P.M (Author), Oguz, A. (Author), Oliveira, G. (Author), PURE-BREATH Study Investigators (Author), Rangarajan, S. (Author), Rosengren, A. (Author), Schünemann, H.J (Author), Seron, P. (Author), Shahid, M. (Author), Shankar, K. (Author), Teo, K. (Author), Vijayakumar, K. (Author), Yusuf, R. (Author), Yusuf, S. (Author), Zatonska, K. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Lancet Publishing Group 2013
Subjects:
adult
Adult
Africa south of the Sahara
Africa South of the Sahara
age
age distribution
Age Factors
aged
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Argentina
article
Asia
Bangladesh
body height
Body Height
body weight
Body Weight
Brazil
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
community trial
controlled study
data analysis
educational status
environmental factor
female
Female
forced expiratory volume
Forced Expiratory Volume
forced vital capacity
geographic distribution
human
human experiment
Humans
India
Iran
lung function
Malaysia
male
Male
middle aged
Middle Aged
Middle East
normal human
Pakistan
physiology
Poland
population research
priority journal
Prospective Studies
prospective study
questionnaire
Questionnaires
regionalization
rural area
sex difference
Sex Factors
smoking
socioeconomics
South Africa
South America
Sweden
Turkey (republic)
United Arab Emirates
urban area
very elderly
vital capacity
Vital Capacity
Zimbabwe
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