Assessment of body composition, functional capacity and pulmonary function in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

• Main Authors: Fernanda Dultra Dias (Author), Evelim Leal de Freitas Dantas Gomes (Author), Roberto Stirbulov (Author), Vera Lúcia Santos Alves (Author), Dirceu Costa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2014-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is related to a low body mass index (BMI), reduced functional capacity and reduced bone density, thus justifying the importance of evaluating all of these parameters in the patients with the disease. This is a cross-sectional study, with sample consisting...