Mechanisms of weight loss in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Donahoe, M.; Rogers, R.M.

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease 48(5): 522-529

1993


ISSN/ISBN: 1122-0643
PMID: 8312918
Document Number: 420689
The COPD patient population is susceptible to the onset of weight loss. The presence of this feature carries significant negative prognostic implications. Whether weight loss contributes to or is simply a marker of disease severity remains to be determined. Weight loss appears to result from an imbalance of metabolic demand and supply. The factors which produce this imbalance require further investigation.

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