Open Access<p>The Impact of Lung Function on Extra-Pulmonary Diseases and All-Cause Mortality in US Adult Population with and without COPD</p>
Author(s) -
Kai Yang,
Ying Wu,
Dandan Chen,
Shengming Liu,
Rongchang Chen
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.868
H-Index - 58
ISSN - 1179-1349
DOI - 10.2147/clep.s270599
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , lung function , population , lung , pulmonary function testing , environmental health
Spirometric lung function is usually used to evaluate respiratory health. However, the impact of lung function on extra-pulmonary diseases and all-cause mortality has not been fully elucidated, especially in people without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).