Increasing waist circumference during adolescence will decrease FEV1 and FVC in males at 18 years old – The Pelotas (Brazil) 1993 Birth Cohort

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

Source: International Congress 2014 – Paediatric epidemiology: wheeze, asthma and other respiratory diseases
Session: Paediatric epidemiology: wheeze, asthma and other respiratory diseases
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 4253
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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