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Harmonization of Respiratory Data From 9 US Population-Based Cohorts: The NHLBI Pooled Cohorts Study.
American journal of epidemiology - 1 Nov 2018
Oelsner Elizabeth C, Balte Pallavi P, Cassano Patricia A, Couper David, Enright Paul L, Folsom Aaron R, Hankinson John, Jacobs David R, Kalhan Ravi, Kaplan Robert, Kronmal Richard, Lange Leslie, Loehr Laura R, London Stephanie J, Navas Acien Ana, Newman Anne B, O'Connor George T, Schwartz Joseph E, Smith Lewis J, Yeh Fawn, Zhang Yiyi, Moran Andrew E, Mwasongwe Stanford, White Wendy B, Yende Sachin, Barr R Graham
Abstract excerpt
Chronic lower respiratory diseases (CLRDs) are the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. To support investigations into CLRD risk determinants and new approaches to primary prevention, we aimed to harmonize and pool respiratory data from US general population-based cohorts. Data were obtained from prospective cohorts that performed prebronchodilator spirometry and were harmonized following 2005...
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