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The product of trunk muscle area and density on the CT image is a good indicator of energy expenditure in patients with or at risk for COPD
BACKGROUND: Physical inactivity due to cachexia and muscle wasting is well recognized as a sign of poor prognosis in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, there have been no reports on the relationship between trunk muscle measurements and energy expenditure parameters, such as the...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7811265/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33451329 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12931-021-01621-2 |