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Dietary intake of patients with moderate to severe COPD in relation to fat-free mass index: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Fat-free mass (FFM) depletion has been shown to be a better predictor of mortality than BMI in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. The specific aim of the current study was to assess the nutritional status of stable COPD patients in relation to fat free mass index prof...

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Autores principales: Yılmaz, Damla, Çapan, Nermin, Canbakan, Sema, Besler, Halit Tanju
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4405842/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25855019
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12937-015-0020-5