One-year prevalence, comorbidities and cost of cachexia-related inpatient admissions in the USA

• Main Authors: Susan T Arthur (Author), Joshua M Noone (Author), Bryce A Van Doren (Author), Debosoree Roy (Author), Christopher M Blanchette (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BioExcel Publishing Ltd, 2014-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Cachexia is a condition characterized as a loss in body mass or metabolic dysfunction and is associated with several prevalent chronic health conditions including many cancers, COPD, HIV, and kidney disease, with between 10 and 50% of patients with these conditions having cachexia. Curre...