Centro de Documentacion de Fundación MAPFRE - Forced expiratory volume in one second : why dichotomise?

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Forced expiratory volume in one second : why dichotomise? / Jorgen Vestbo, Kim M. Knudsen, Finn V. Rasmussen

Sumario: The aim of this study was compared the results of the two different approaches to analysis of forced expiratory volume (FEV). In the present study it have used information on 1045 men representing three occupational categories (cement workers, blue and white collar workers). The relative importance of smoking and occupation varied depending on the dividing point used for dichotomising the FEV variable

En: British journal of industrial medicine. - London and Margate. - nº 6, June 1992 ; p. 445-447

1. Medicina laboral . 2. Epidemiología . 3. Enfermedades profesionales . 4. Fábricas de cemento . 5. Cemento . 6. Tabaquismo . 7. Enfermedades pulmonares . 8. Vías respiratorias . I. Knudsen, Kim M. . II. Rasmussen, Finn V. . III. Title. IV. Título: British journal of industrial medicine.