May 22, 2019Open Access

It’s more than low BMI: prevalence of cachexia and associated mortality in COPD

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Cachexia is associated with increased mortality among COPD patients. Monitoring cachexia using weight-loss criteria is relatively simple and predictive of mortality among COPD cases who may be missed if only low BMI is used.

It’s more than low BMI: prevalence of cachexia and associated mortality in COPD

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