FEV(1) Is a Better Predictor of Mortality than FVC: The PLATINO Cohort Study

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the presence of chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) and reduction of lung function parameters were predictors of mortality in a cohort. MATERIALS/PATIENTS AND METHODS: Population based cohorts were followed in Montevideo, Santiago and Sao Paulo during 5, 6 and 9 y...

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Main Authors: Menezes, Ana Maria B., Pérez-Padilla, Rogelio, Wehrmeister, Fernando César, Lopez-Varela, Maria Victorina, Muiño, Adriana, Valdivia, Gonzalo, Lisboa, Carmen, Jardim, José Roberto B., de Oca, Maria Montes, Talamo, Carlos, Bielemann, Renata, Gazzotti, Mariana, Laurenti, Ruy, Celli, Bartolomé, Victora, Cesar G.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4186841/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25285441
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0109732
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