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The effect of obesity on patients with mild chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: results from KNHANES 2010 to 2012.
International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - 1 Jan 2017
Park Ju-Hee, Lee Jung-Kyu, Heo Eun Young, Kim Deog Kyeom, Chung Hee Soon
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PURPOSE: A low body mass index has been associated with high mortalities in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and studies reveal that obesity aggravates the clinical effects of COPD. We investigated the impact of obesity on patients newly identified with COPD. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This population-based, cross-sectional study, used data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition...
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