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Presence of sarcopenia in asthma–COPD overlap syndrome may be a risk factor for decreased bone-mineral density, unlike asthma: Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) IV and V (2008–2011)
BACKGROUND: Sarcopenia and decreased bone-mineral density (BMD) are common in elderly people, and are major comorbidities of obstructive airway disease (OAD). However, the relationship between sarcopenia and BMD in each OAD phenotype, especially asthma–COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS), is not yet clear....
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5557102/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28848336 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S138497 |