Abdominal adiposity measured by ultrasound and pulmonary function: A cross-sectional analysis nested in a birth cohort

Ana Maria Menezes (Pelotas, Brazil), Ana Maria Menezes, Paula D. de Oliveira, Fernando C. Wehrmeister, Rogelio Pérez-Padilla, Helen Gonçalves, Maria Cecília F. Assunção, Bernardo L. Horta, Denise P. Gigante, Fernando C. Barros

Source: International Congress 2016 – Important factors, besides smoking, that relate to lung function and decline in lung function
Disease area: Airway diseases

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