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    Sex-related differences in COPD in five Latin American cities: the PLATINO study
    (EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY SOC JOURNALS LTD, 2010) Lopez Varela, M. V.; Montes de Oca, M.; Halbert, R. J.; Muino, A.; Perez Padilla, R.; Talamo, C.; Jardim, J. R. B.; Valdivia, G.; Pertuze, J.; Moreno, D.; Menezes, A. M. B.; PLATINO Team
    There is evidence to suggest sex differences exists in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) clinical expression. We investigated sex differences in health status perception, dyspnoea and physical activity, and factors that explain these differences using an epidemiological sample of subjects with and without COPD.