Pectoralis muscle area and mortality in smokers without airflow obstruction

BACKGROUND: Low muscle mass is associated with increased mortality in the general population but its prognostic value in at-risk smokers, those without expiratory airflow obstruction, is unknown. We aimed to test the hypothesis that reduced muscle mass is associated with increased mortality in at-ri...

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Autores principales: Diaz, Alejandro A., Martinez, Carlos H., Harmouche, Rola, Young, Thomas P., McDonald, Merry-Lynn, Ross, James C., Han, Mei Lan, Bowler, Russell, Make, Barry, Regan, Elizabeth A., Silverman, Edwin K., Crapo, James, Boriek, Aladin M., Kinney, Gregory L., Hokanson, John E., Estepar, Raul San Jose, Washko, George R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5894181/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29636050
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12931-018-0771-6

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5894181/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29636050
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12931-018-0771-6

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