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Dyspnea has an association with lifestyle: differences between Swedish and Finnish speaking persons in Western Finland

Heidi Anderséna Thoracic Oncology Unit, Tema Cancer, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden;b Department of Respiratory Medicine, Vaasa Central Hospital, Vaasa, Finland;c Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, FinlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pinja Ilmarinend Department of Respiratory Medicine, Seinäjoki Central Hospital, Seinäjoki, FinlandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8758-2431View further author information
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Jasmin Honkamäkic Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, FinlandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6349-0009View further author information
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Leena E Tuomistod Department of Respiratory Medicine, Seinäjoki Central Hospital, Seinäjoki, FinlandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6990-4508View further author information
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Päivi Piiriläe Unit of Clinical Physiology, Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, HUS Medical Imaging Center, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland;f Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FinlandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2535-4409View further author information
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Hanna Hisinger-Mölkänenf Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FinlandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2293-0279View further author information
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Anssi Sovijärvie Unit of Clinical Physiology, Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, HUS Medical Imaging Center, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland;f Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FinlandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8340-3475View further author information
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Helena Backmang Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, SwedenORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0553-8067View further author information
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Bo Lundbäckh Department of Internal Medicine, Krefting Research Center, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, SwedenORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7196-3651View further author information
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Eva Rönmarkg Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, SwedenORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2358-8754View further author information
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Lauri Lehtimäkic Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland;i Allergy Centre, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, FinlandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1586-4998View further author information
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Hannu Kankaanrantac Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland;d Department of Respiratory Medicine, Seinäjoki Central Hospital, Seinäjoki, Finland;h Department of Internal Medicine, Krefting Research Center, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, SwedenORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5258-0906View further author information
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Article: 1855702 | Received 31 Oct 2019, Accepted 20 Nov 2020, Published online: 10 Dec 2020

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