Waist circumference and lung function among adolescents: The Pelotas 1993 birth cohort

F.C. Wehrmeister, J. Martínez-Mesa, P.C. Hallal, H. Gonçalves, C. Araújo, M.C.F. Assunção, R.B. Noal, R. Perez-Padilla, A.M.B. Menezes (Pelotas, Brazil; Mexico City, Mexico)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Methodology in epidemiologic research
Session: Methodology in epidemiologic research
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3963
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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