title: The use of tests of peripheral lung function for predicting future disability from airflow obstruction in middle-aged smokers.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003011:Closing Volume; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume; D005652:Functional Residual Capacity; D006801:Humans; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008449:Maximal Expiratory Flow-Volume Curves; D008875:Middle Aged; D009584:Nitrogen; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D010313:Partial Pressure; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012115:Residual Volume; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D012907:Smoking / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013147:Spirometry; D014109:Total Lung Capacity; D014797:Vital Capacity
chemical_list: D009584:Nitrogen; D010100:Oxygen