Open AccessDistribution of Bone Mineral Content Is Associated with Body Weight and Exercise Capacity in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Author(s) -
Yoshifumi Yamamoto,
Masanori Yoshikawa,
Koichi Tomoda,
Yukio Fujita,
Motoo Yamauchi,
Atsuhiko Fukuoka,
Shinji Tamaki,
Noriko Koyama,
Hiroshi Kimura
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
respiration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1423-0356
pISSN - 0025-7931
DOI - 10.1159/000355095
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , bone mineral content , bone mineral , trunk , dual energy x ray absorptiometry , body mass index , endocrinology , pulmonary disease , osteoporosis , biology , ecology
Although low bone mineral density is highly prevalent in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the distribution of the reduced bone mass has not been fully elucidated.
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