Changes in body composition in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: do they influence patient-related outcomes?

Erica P A Rutten, Peter M A Calverley, Richard Casaburi, Alvar Agusti, Per Bakke, Bartolome Celli, Harvey O Coxson, Courtney Crim, David A Lomas, William Macnee, Bruce E Miller, Stephan I Rennard, Paul D Scanlon, Edwin K Silverman, Ruth Tal-Singer, Jørgen Vestbo, Michael L Watkins, Emiel F M Wouters

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Abstract

The follow-up of the ECLIPSE study, a prospective longitudinal study to identify and define parameters that predict disease progression over 3 years in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), allows the examination of the effect of body composition changes on COPD-related outcomes.
Original languageEnglish
JournalAnnals of nutrition & metabolism
Volume63
Issue number3
Pages (from-to)239-47
Number of pages9
ISSN0250-6807
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013

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