Weight loss is a reversible factor in the prognosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 157, Issue 6 PART I, 1998, Pages 1791-1797

  Schols, Annemie M W J ^a,b   Slangen, Jos ^a   Volovics, Lex ^a   Wouters, Emiel F M ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARACHIS OIL; NANDROLONE DECANOATE; NUTRIDRINK; PROTIFAR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGE; AGED; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FANTOMALT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY; SURVIVAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0031862418     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.157.6.9705017     Document Type: Article

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