Mid-arm and calf circumferences are stronger mortality predictors than body mass index for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is currently the third most common cause of death in the world. Patients with COPD experience airflow obstruction, weight loss, skeletal muscle dysfunction, and comorbidities. Anthropometric indicators are risk factors for mortality in geriatr...

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Argitaratua izan da:Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis
Egile Nagusiak: Ho, Shu-Chuan, Wang, Jiun-Yi, Kuo, Han-Pin, Huang, Chien-Da, Lee, Kang-Yun, Chuang, Hsiao-Chi, Feng, Po-Hao, Chen, Tzu-Tao, Hsu, Min-Fang
Formatua: Artigo
Hizkuntza:Inglês
Argitaratua: Dove Medical Press 2016
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Original Research
Sarrera elektronikoa:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5012597/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27621613
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S107326
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