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Only severe COPD is associated with being underweight: results from a population survey

Low body mass index (BMI) and malnutrition in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are associated with a poor prognosis. The prevalence of underweight, as well as overweight, in severity grades of COPD is sparsely investigated in studies of the general population and the associated patterns...

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Autores principales: Eriksson, Berne, Backman, Helena, Bossios, Apostolos, Bjerg, Anders, Hedman, Linnea, Lindberg, Anne, Rönmark, Eva, Lundbäck, Bo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Respiratory Society 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5034593/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27730201
http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00051-2015