Airflow Obstruction in Young Adults in Canada

Manal Al-Hazmi; Kate Wooldrage; Nicholas R Anthonisen; Margaret R Becklake; Dennis Bowie; Moira Chan-Yeung; Helen Dimich-Ward; Pierre Ernst; Jure Manfreda; Malcolm R Sears; Hans C Siersted; Lamont Sweet; Linda Van Til

doi:10.1155/2007/987249

Canadian Respiratory Journal (Jan 2007)

Airflow Obstruction in Young Adults in Canada

Manal Al-Hazmi,
Kate Wooldrage,
Nicholas R Anthonisen,
Margaret R Becklake,
Dennis Bowie,
Moira Chan-Yeung,
Helen Dimich-Ward,
Pierre Ernst,
Jure Manfreda,
Malcolm R Sears,
Hans C Siersted,
Lamont Sweet,
Linda Van Til

Affiliations

Manal Al-Hazmi: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Kate Wooldrage: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Nicholas R Anthonisen: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Margaret R Becklake: McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Dennis Bowie: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Moira Chan-Yeung: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Helen Dimich-Ward: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Pierre Ernst: McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Jure Manfreda: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Malcolm R Sears: McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Hans C Siersted: McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Lamont Sweet: Prince Edward Island Department of Health and Social Services, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Linda Van Til: Prince Edward Island Department of Health and Social Services, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2007/987249
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 4
pp. 221 – 227

Abstract

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OBJECTIVE: Airflow obstruction is relatively uncommon in young adults, and may indicate potential for the development of progressive disease. The objective of the present study was to enumerate and characterize airflow obstruction in a random sample of Canadians aged 20 to 44 years.

Published in Canadian Respiratory Journal

ISSN: 1198-2241 (Print); 1916-7245 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the respiratory system
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/7503

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