Titre :
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Association between lung function and disability in African-Americans. (2009)
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Auteurs :
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THORPE (R.J.J.R.) : USA. Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. ;
SZANTON (S.L.) : USA. Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. Johns Hopkins University. ;
WHITFIELD (K.) : USA. Department of Psychology and Neuroscience. Duke University.
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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Journal of epidemiology and community health (vol. 63, n° 7, 2009)
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Pagination :
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541-545
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Association
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Incapacité
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Homme
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS 9sR0x9qC. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Background : Impaired lung function is independently associated with higher rates of disability ; however, few studies have examined the extent to which this relationship varies by sex. Because men are less likely to have disability, it is expected that the relationship between lung function and disability will be greater among women. Methods : Logistic regression models were specified to examine the relationship between lung function and disability in 689 African-American men and women participating in the Carolina African American Twin Study of Aging. Disability was defined as difficulty in performing at least one of seven basic activities of daily living. Impaired lung function was defined as per cent of predicted peak expiratory flow (PEF)
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