Assessment of body composition, functional capacity and pulmonary function in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is related to a low body mass index (BMI), reduced functional capacity and reduced bone density, thus justifying the importance of evaluating all of these parameters in the patients with the disease. This is a cross-sectional study, with sample consisting...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2014-03-01
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| Series: | Fisioterapia e Pesquisa |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1809-29502014000100010&tlng=pt |