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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease • 5: Systemic effects of COPD

Thorax
DOI: 10.1136/thorax.57.12.1067
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The role of body cell mass wasting, muscle wasting, and changes in muscle metabolism in the pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is reviewed.

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Wouters, E. F. M. (2002, December 1). Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease • 5: Systemic effects of COPD. Thorax. https://doi.org/10.1136/thorax.57.12.1067

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