Body composition in severe refractory asthma: comparison with COPD patients and healthy smokers.

Body composition in severe refractory asthma: comparison with COPD patients and healthy smokers.

BACKGROUND: Body composition is an important parameter for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) whereas the association between asthma and obesity is not fully understood. The impact of severe refractory asthma (SRA) on fat free mass (FFM) has not been investigated. METHODOLOGY...

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Main Authors: Markos Minas, Andriana I Papaioannou, Agori Tsaroucha, Zoe Daniil, Chrissi Hatzoglou, Markos Sgantzos, Konstantinos I Gourgoulianis, Konstantinos Kostikas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2950851?pdf=render

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