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Nutritional Status is Related to Fat-Free Mass, Exercise Capacity and Inspiratory Strength in Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients

INTRODUCTION: Being overweight or obese is associated with a higher rate of survival in patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This paradoxical relationship indicates that the influence of nutritional status on functional parameters should be further investigated. OBJEC...

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Autores principales: Sabino, Pollyane Galinari, Silva, Bruno Moreira, Brunetto, Antonio Fernando
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2898542/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20613936
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1807-59322010000600007