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    • The prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity in Bangladeshi adults: data from a national survey 

      Biswas, Tuhin; Garnett, Sarah P.; Pervin, Sonia; Rawal, Lal Bahadur (© 2017 Public Library of Science, 2017-05-05)
      Background: Over the two last decades Bangladesh, a low-income country, has experienced a rapid demographic and epidemiological transition. The population has increased substantially with rapid urbanization and changing ...

    • Tuberculosis associates with both airflow obstruction and low lung function: BOLD results 

      F. S. Amaral, André; Coton, Sonia; S Kato, Bernet; C Tan, Wan; Studnicka, Michael; Janson, Christer; Gislason, Thorarinn; Mannino, David; D Bateman, Eric; Buist, Sonia; G J Burney, Peter; BOLD Collaborative Research Group (© 2015 European Respiratory Society, 2015)
      In small studies and cases series, a history of tuberculosis has been associated with both airflow obstruction, which is characteristic of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and restrictive patterns on spirometry. The ...