COPD and the BMI paradox Tag

01 Feb The COPD Obesity Conundrum: Is It Good to Have a High BMI When You Have COPD?

Posted at 06:44h in Heart & Metabolic Heath 2 Comments

In a database analysis of 22 studies of COPD patients that compared their body mass index (BMI, a measure of...

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