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. 2017 May 15;195(10):1399-1401.
doi: 10.1164/rccm.201608-1561LE.

Low Lung Function in Young Adult Life Is Associated with Early Mortality

Monica M Vasquez  1 , Muhan Zhou  1 , Chengcheng Hu  1 , Fernando D Martinez  1 , Stefano Guerra  1   2
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Low Lung Function in Young Adult Life Is Associated with Early Mortality

Monica M Vasquez et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. .
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Survival curves for cardiopulmonary mortality by tertiles of FEV1 percentage predicted at baseline. Low tertile: FEV1 percentage predicted, <95.19%; medium tertile: FEV1 percentage predicted, ≥95.19% and <106.36%; high tertile: FEV1 percentage predicted, ≥106.36%.
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