Obesity and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Is Fatter Really Better?
BACKGROUND: Overweight/obesity is associated with longer survival in chronically ill patients, a phenomenon referred to as the ‘obesity paradox’.
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2014-01-01
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Series: | Canadian Respiratory Journal |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/181074 |