Assessment of body composition, functional capacity and pulmonary function in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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...
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Main Authors: | Fernanda Dultra Dias (Author), Evelim Leal de Freitas Dantas Gomes (Author), Roberto Stirbulov (Author), Vera Lúcia Santos Alves (Author), Dirceu Costa (Author) |
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Universidade de São Paulo,
2014-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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