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Body size and physical activity in relation to incidence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Gundula Behrens, Charles E. Matthews, Steven C. Moore, Albert R. Hollenbeck and Michael F. Leitzmann
CMAJ September 02, 2014 186 (12) E457-E469; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.140025
Gundula Behrens
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (Behrens, Leitzmann), University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany; Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (Matthews, Moore), National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, US Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Md.; AARP (Hollenbeck), Washington, DC
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Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (Behrens, Leitzmann), University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany; Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (Matthews, Moore), National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, US Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Md.; AARP (Hollenbeck), Washington, DC
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Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (Behrens, Leitzmann), University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany; Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (Matthews, Moore), National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, US Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Md.; AARP (Hollenbeck), Washington, DC
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Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (Behrens, Leitzmann), University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany; Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (Matthews, Moore), National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, US Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Md.; AARP (Hollenbeck), Washington, DC
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Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (Behrens, Leitzmann), University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany; Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (Matthews, Moore), National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, US Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Md.; AARP (Hollenbeck), Washington, DC
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