Journal article
Pulmonary Function Is a Long-term Predictor of Mortality in the General Population 29-Year Follow-up of the Buffalo Health Study
Abstract
STUDY OBJECTIVES: Results from several studies have described a relationship between pulmonary function and both all-cause and cause-specific mortality. The purpose of this study was to investigate the predictive value of pulmonary function by gender after 29 years of follow-up.
DESIGN: Prospective study with 29-year follow-up of the Buffalo Health Study cohort.
Authors
Schu¨nemann HJ; Dorn J; Grant BJB; Winkelstein W; Trevisan M
Journal
CHEST Journal, Vol. 118, No. 3, pp. 656–664
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
September 2000
DOI
10.1378/chest.118.3.656
ISSN
0012-3692