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Correlates of obesity-related chronic ventilatory failure

INTRODUCTION: Only a third of obese patients develop chronic ventilatory failure. This cross-sectional study assessed multiple factors potentially associated with chronic ventilatory failure. MATERIALS/PATIENTS AND METHODS: Participants had a body mass index (BMI) >30 kg/m(2), with or without chr...

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Autores principales: Manuel, Ari R, Hart, Nicholas, Stradling, John R
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4762144/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26918192
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2015-000110