Impact of overweight and obesity on acute exacerbations of COPD – subgroup analysis of the Taiwan Obstructive Lung Disease cohort

PURPOSE: A low body mass index (BMI) is a poor prognostic marker of acute exacerbations and mortality in patients with COPD. However, the impact of overweight and obesity on COPD-related outcomes is uncertain. The aim of this study was to examine whether a high BMI is associated with the frequent ex...

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Autores principales: Wei, Yu-Feng, Tsai, Ying-Huang, Wang, Chin-Chou, Kuo, Ping-Hung
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2017
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5602448/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28979114
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S138571

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5602448/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28979114
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S138571

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