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Decreased Body Mass Index and Restrictive Lung Disease in Congenital Thoracic Scoliosis
Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics , 08/25/08

Bowen RE et al. - Decreased pulmonary function compromise strongly correlates to low BMI in patients with congenital thoracic scoliosis. When considering moderate to severe restrictive lung disease as defined by FVC%, patients are at much higher risk of being significantly underweight. Body mass index is another important sign of thoracic insufficiency syndrome in these patients.

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Effect of dust exposure and nitrogen oxides on lung function parameters of German coalminers: a longitudinal study applying GEE regression 1974-1998
International Archives of Occupational & Environmental Health, 11/30/09

Procalcitonin: Inflammatory Biomarker for Assessing the Severity of Community-Acquired Pneumonia - A Clinical Observation in Geriatric Patients
Gerontology, 11/30/09

Short-term health-related quality of life consequences in a lung cancer CT screening trial (NELSON)
British Journal of Cancer, 11/30/09

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Association of Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure in Childhood With Early Emphysema in Adulthood Among Nonsmokers
American Journal of Epidemiology, 11/30/09

Incidence, Prevalence, and Clinical Course of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: a Population-Based Study
Chest, 09/30/09

Anti-synthetase syndrome in ANA and anti-Jo-1 negative patients presenting with idiopathic interstitial pneumonia
Respiratory Medicine, 10/06/09

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