Nutritional status and airflow obstruction: two independent contributors to CO diffusing capacity impairment in COPD
Background. The association between weight loss and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) has been recognised from many years. Based on the evidence that nutritional status reflects metabolic disturbances in COPD, the relationship between body mass index (BMI), severity of airflow obstruction...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2005-03-01
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| Series: | Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease |
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| Online Access: | https://www.monaldi-archives.org/index.php/macd/article/view/652 |