Sarcopenia in COPD: relationship with COPD severity and prognosis

Sarcopenia in COPD: relationship with COPD severity and prognosis

Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of sarcopenia in COPD patients, as well as to determine whether sarcopenia correlates with the severity and prognosis of COPD. Methods: A cross-sectional study with COPD patients followed at the pulmonary outpatient clinic of our institution. The patients und...

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Main Authors: Tatiana Munhoz da Rocha Lemos Costa, Fabio Marcelo Costa, Carolina Aguiar Moreira, Leda Maria Rabelo, César Luiz Boguszewski, Victória Zeghbi Cochenski Borba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2015-10-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
Subjects:
Sarcopenia
Composição corporal
Doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica
Índice de gravidade de doença
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