Body Composition in Patients with Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Comparison with Malnutrition in Healthy Smokers

OBJECTIVE: Although malnutrition (body mass index (BMI)<18.5kg/ m(2)) has been associated with impaired health status in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the effects of body composition (body fat and protein percentage) in patients with COPD have not been clearly demons...

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Published in:Eurasian J Med
Main Authors: Baccioglu, Ayse, Gulbay, Banu Eris, Acıcan, Turan
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Eurasian Journal of Medicine 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4299843/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25610320
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5152/eajm.2014.46
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