Visceral obesity and different phenotypes of COPD [9]

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 192-193

  Fimognari, Filippo Luca ^a,b   Scarlata, Simone ^b   Pastorelli, Ruggero ^a   Antonelli Incalzi, Raffaele ^b,c  

^a Ospedale Leopoldo Parodi Delfino   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^c Fondazione San Raffaele   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ASTHMA; BODY MASS; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMPHYSEMA; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LETTER; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROMETRY; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; NOTE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

HUMANS; INTRA-ABDOMINAL FAT; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 67650718731     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.180.2.192a     Document Type: Letter

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