Sarcopenia in COPD patients: Prevalence, patients’ characteristics and predictive factors
Open Access
- 7 June 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by E.U. European Publishing in Pneumon
- Vol. 34 (1), 1-7
- https://doi.org/10.18332/pne/135711
Abstract
Introduction: Taking into consideration multifactorial origin of sarcopenia and extrapulmonary manifestations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), our study aimed to determine the prevalence and predictive factors for sarcopenia among COPD patients. Methods: We examined 190...Keywords
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