Common Cold with Cough on the Day of Examination: A Factor that Should be Taken into Account in Epidemiological Studies on Pulmonary Function
- 1 December 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in International Journal of Epidemiology
- Vol. 14 (4) , 635-636
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/14.4.635
Abstract
Epidemiologists using pulmonary function tests agree that a number of factors have to be taken into account. In a study carried out among 912 men aged 22 to 54 we found that those having a common cold and cough on the day of examination had lower pulmonary function values. So we suggest that these symptoms should also be considered as a potential confounding factor.Keywords
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