A study of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease-specific causes of osteoporosis with emphasis on the emphysema phenotype

A study of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease-specific causes of osteoporosis with emphasis on the emphysema phenotype

Background: Osteoporosis, the most common extra-pulmonary complication of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), may be related to general causes or COPD-specific causes such as low forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) and hypoxia. A few studies reported that emphysema is an independent ris...

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Main Authors: Mona Ali Fouda, Esam Hamad Alhamad, Mohammed Saleh Al-Hajjaj, Shaffi Ahmed Shaik, Ahmad Amer Alboukai, Feisal Abdulla Al-Kassimi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Annals of Thoracic Medicine
Subjects:
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
emphysema
osteoporosis
Online Access:http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2017;volume=12;issue=2;spage=101;epage=106;aulast=Fouda

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