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Rate of normal lung function decline in ageing adults: a systematic review of prospective cohort studies

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  • Elizabeth T Thomas Institute for Evidence-Based Healthcare, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Gold Coast University Hospital, Southport, Queensland, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Michelle Guppy Institute for Evidence-Based Healthcare, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia School of Rural Medicine, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Sharon E Straus Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Katy J L Bell Institute for Evidence-Based Healthcare, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Sydney School of Public Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Paul Glasziou Institute for Evidence-Based Healthcare, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Dr Elizabeth T Thomas; ethomas{at}bond.edu.au
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Thomas ET, Guppy M, Straus SE, et al
Rate of normal lung function decline in ageing adults: a systematic review of prospective cohort studies
BMJ Open 2019;9:e028150. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028150

Publication history

  • Received November 23, 2018
  • Revised March 1, 2019
  • Accepted May 14, 2019
  • First published June 27, 2019.
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