The "obesity paradox": is smoking/lung disease the explanation?

Chest. 2008 Nov;134(5):896-898. doi: 10.1378/chest.08-1673.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Body Mass Index
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / etiology*
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / mortality
  • Global Health
  • Humans
  • Obesity / complications*
  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / complications*
  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / mortality
  • Risk Factors
  • Smoking / adverse effects*
  • Survival Rate / trends