Basal metabolic rate in bronchial asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients
Patients with COPD and bronchial asthma have been reported to have an increase in the energy cost of breathing which is reflected by changes in their basal metabolic rates (BMR). Aim: To assess the changes that may occur in basal metabolic rates in patients with bronchial asthma and those with chron...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2013-01-01
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| Series: | Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763813000095 |