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Gender modifies the effect of body mass index on lung function decline in mild-to-moderate COPD patients: a pooled analysis
BACKGROUND: Low body weight is associated with poor prognosis in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, it is not known whether gender modifies this relationship. METHODS: We pooled data of 8686 COPD patients from 7 studies with a median length of 36-months of follow up...
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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/PMC7891012/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33602241 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12931-021-01656-5 |