Endocrinal disturbances and systemic inflammatiom in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

COPD is no longer considered to affect only the lungs and airways but also the rest of the body. The systemic manifestations of COPD include a number of endocrine disorders such as those involving the pituitary, thyroid, gonads, adrenals and pancreas. The aim of this work is to detect the endocrinal...

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Main Authors: Amany Shaker, Ashraf El-Shora, Mohamed El-Gammal, Hany A. Labib
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-07-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S042276381200012X