A matter of life and breath: childhood socioeconomic status is related to young adult pulmonary function in the CARDIA study | Zendy

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A matter of life and breath: childhood socioeconomic status is related to young adult pulmonary function in the CARDIA study

Author(s) -

Benita Jackson

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyh003

Subject(s) - medicine , socioeconomic status , vital capacity , young adult , demography , confounding , longitudinal study , pulmonary function testing , pediatrics , lung , lung function , population , diffusing capacity , pathology , environmental health , sociology

Socioeconomic status (SES) may contribute to the trajectory of pulmonary function over the life course. Studies suggest that people with lower (versus higher) SES during childhood subsequently have lower levels of adult pulmonary function. But prospective studies are sparse across young adulthood, an important phase in pulmonary development.

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