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The effect of obesity on patients with mild chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: results from KNHANES 2010 to 2012

PURPOSE: A low body mass index has been associated with high mortalities in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and studies reveal that obesity aggravates the clinical effects of COPD. We investigated the impact of obesity on patients newly identified with COPD. PATIENTS AND...

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Autores principales: Park, Ju-Hee, Lee, Jung-Kyu, Heo, Eun Young, Kim, Deog Kyeom, Chung, Hee Soon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5338838/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28280320
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S126192