Life-course socioeconomic disadvantage and lung function: a multicohort study of 70 496 individuals
Conclusion
Life-course socioeconomic disadvantage is associated with lower lung function and predicts a significant number of years of lung function loss in adulthood and at older ages.
Source: European Respiratory Journal - Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Rocha, V., Fraga, S., Moreira, C., Carmeli, C., Lenoir, A., Steptoe, A., Giles, G., Goldberg, M., Zins, M., Kivimäki, M., Vineis, P., Vollenweider, P., Barros, H., Stringhini, S., for the LIFEPATH Consortium Tags: COPD and smoking Original Articles: Airways disease Source Type: research
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