Waist-to-height ratio and lung function among adults. The PLATINO cohort

A. M. Menezes, F. C. Wehrmeister, R. Perez-Padilla, A. Muino, M. V. Lopez Varella, G. Valdivia, C. Lisboa, J. R. Jardim, C. Talamo, P. C. Hallal, M. Montes de Oca (Pelotas, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Mexico, Mexico; Montevideo, Uruguay; Santiago, Chile; Caracas, Venezuela)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Risk factors for COPD and lung function decline
Session: Risk factors for COPD and lung function decline
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 4717
Disease area: Airway diseases

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