Open AccessBody composition and mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Author(s) -
Annemie M.W.J. Schols,
R. Broekhuizen,
Clarie A Weling-Scheepers,
Emiel F. Wouters
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn.82.1.53
Subject(s) - pulmonary disease , medicine , composition (language) , chronic disease , cardiology , philosophy , linguistics
Survival studies have consistently shown significantly greater mortality rates in underweight and normal-weight patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) than in overweight and obese COPD patients.
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