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One-year prevalence, comorbidities and cost of cachexia-related inpatient admissions in the USA

BACKGROUND: Cachexia is a condition characterized as a loss in body mass or metabolic dysfunction and is associated with several prevalent chronic health conditions including many cancers, COPD, HIV, and kidney disease, with between 10 and 50% of patients with these conditions having cachexia. Curre...

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Autores principales: Arthur, Susan Tsivitse, Noone, Joshua M, Van Doren, Bryce A, Roy, Debosoree, Blanchette, Christopher M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Just Medical Media Limited 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4130358/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25126097
http://dx.doi.org/10.7573/dic.212265