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Prevalence, incidence and clinical impact of cachexia: facts and numbers—update 2014

Cachexia is a serious but underrecognised consequence of many chronic diseases. Its prevalence ranges from 5–15 % in end-stage chronic heart failure to 50–80 % in advanced cancer. Cachexia is also part of the terminal course of many patients with chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary...

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Autores principales: von Haehling, Stephan, Anker, Stefan D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4248411/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25384990
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13539-014-0164-8