Nutritional status and airflow obstruction: two independent contributors to CO diffusing capacity impairment in COPD
S. Baldi,Gian Domenico Pinna,Paola Crotti,S Montemartini,Elena Dacosto,Francesco Fanfulla+2 more-2005-03-30-Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease
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Nutritional status as assessed by BMI contributes substantially to impairment of DL(CO) independently of the severity of airflow obstruction. This data confirms the association between emphysematous process and weight loss in advanced COPD, independent of the airflow obstruction severity.
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Nutritional status as assessed by BMI contributes substantially to impairment of DL(CO) independently of the severity of airflow obstruction. This data confirms the association between emphysematous process and weight loss in advanced COPD, independent of the airflow obstruction severity.
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DLCOMedicineCOPDBronchodilatorOverweightInternal medicineBody mass indexCardiology
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