Association of Body Mass Index (BMI) with Lung Function Parameters in Non-asthmatics Identified by Spirometric Protocols.

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Published in J Clin Diagn Res on February 03, 2014

Authors

Joyashree Banerjee1, Anindya Roy1, Anilbaran Singhamahapatra2, Pranab Kumar Dey3, Achyut Ghosal4, Anubrata Das5

Author Affiliations

1: Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, R.G. Kar Medical College , Kolkata, India .
2: Professor and Head, Department of Physiology, R.G. Kar Medical College , Kolkata, India .
3: Clinical Tutor, Department of Paediatrics, Medical College , Kolkata, India .
4: Professor, Department of Physiology, R.G. Kar Medical College , Kolkata, India .
5: Junior Resident, Department of Physiology, R.G. Kar Medical College , Kolkata, India .

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