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      Body composition and mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

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          Survival studies have consistently shown significantly greater mortality rates in underweight and normal-weight patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) than in overweight and obese COPD patients.

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          Journal
          Am J Clin Nutr
          The American journal of clinical nutrition
          Oxford University Press (OUP)
          0002-9165
          0002-9165
          Jul 2005
          : 82
          : 1
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands. a.schols@pul.unimaas.nl
          Article
          82/1/53
          10.1093/ajcn.82.1.53
          16002800
          321c67b9-bfd5-446f-8ff6-579b262acab7
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