The Impact Of Body Mass Index On Inpatient- Versus Outpatient-Treated Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations

BACKGROUND: Increased body weight has been associated with worse prognoses for many chronic diseases; however, this relationship is less clear in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), with underweight patients experiencing higher morbidity than normal or overweight patients.

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Main Authors: Ariane Jacob, Catherine Laurin, Kim L Lavoie, Gregory Moullec, Maxine Boudreau, Catherine Lemière, Simon L Bacon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/131072
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spelling doaj-art-cca75ae864534868b2ea50cc6a7a62e82025-08-20T02:19:58ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412013-01-0120423724210.1155/2013/131072The Impact Of Body Mass Index On Inpatient- Versus Outpatient-Treated Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ExacerbationsAriane Jacob0Catherine Laurin1Kim L Lavoie2Gregory Moullec3Maxine Boudreau4Catherine Lemière5Simon L Bacon6Montreal Behavioural Medicine Centre, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, CanadaMontreal Behavioural Medicine Centre, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, CanadaMontreal Behavioural Medicine Centre, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, CanadaMontreal Behavioural Medicine Centre, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, CanadaMontreal Behavioural Medicine Centre, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, CanadaResearch Centre, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, CanadaMontreal Behavioural Medicine Centre, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, CanadaBACKGROUND: Increased body weight has been associated with worse prognoses for many chronic diseases; however, this relationship is less clear in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), with underweight patients experiencing higher morbidity than normal or overweight patients.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/131072
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Canadian Respiratory Journal
title The Impact Of Body Mass Index On Inpatient- Versus Outpatient-Treated Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations
title_full The Impact Of Body Mass Index On Inpatient- Versus Outpatient-Treated Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations
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title_full_unstemmed The Impact Of Body Mass Index On Inpatient- Versus Outpatient-Treated Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations
title_short The Impact Of Body Mass Index On Inpatient- Versus Outpatient-Treated Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations
title_sort impact of body mass index on inpatient versus outpatient treated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations
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