Muscle Mass, Not Body Weight, Predicts Outcome in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- 15 September 2002
- journal article
- Published by American Thoracic Society in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
- Vol. 166 (6), 787-789
- https://doi.org/10.1164/rccm.2206003
Abstract
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