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Impact of BMI on exacerbation and medical care expenses in subjects with mild to moderate airflow obstruction
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The rate of obesity is increasing in Asia, but the clinical impact of body mass index (BMI) on the outcome of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains unknown. We aimed to assess this impact while focusing on the risk of exacerbation, health-care utilization, an...
Autores principales: | Jo, Yong Suk, Kim, Yee Hyung, Lee, Jung Yeon, Kim, Kyungjoo, Jung, Ki-Suck, Yoo, Kwang Ha, Rhee, Chin Kook |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6067770/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30100716 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S163000 |
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