Early non-elective readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is associated with weight loss

Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 95-99

  Pouw, E M ^a   Ten Velde, G P M ^a   Croonen, B H P M ^a   Kester, A D M ^b   Schols, A M W J ^a   Wouters, E F M ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Body weight; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Exacerbation; Readmission; Risk factors; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

AMINOPHYLLINE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; OXYGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MORBIDITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0034062388     PISSN: 02615614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/clnu.1999.0074     Document Type: Article

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