E. Derom (Gent, Belgium), F. Maltais (Sainte-Foy, Canada)
Relationship between loss of body weight and impairment of tissue oxygenation in patients with pulmonary emphysema M. Shiraishi, M. Ishibashi, E. Takao, C. Yoshimura, R. Aramaki, H. Toyosima, T. Aritomi, K. Watanabe, M. Yoshida (Fukuoka, Japan)
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Circulating inflammatory proteins and red blood cells antioxidant activity in patients with COPD D. Petrasova, R. Tkacova, A. Trejbalova, J. Stubna, A. Sipulova (Kosice, Slovakia)
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Testosterone treatment increases fat-free mass, reduces fat mass and improves sexual function in men with COPD, in a 6-month randomized controlled trial J. Svartberg, U. Aasebo, A. Hjalmarsen, J. Sundsfjord, R. Jorde (Tromso, Norway)
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The human leptin receptor gene Gln223Arg polymorphism and the presence of COPD K. Tatsumi, T. Hashimoto, S. Sakao, Y. Shino, H. Shirasawa, Y. Kasahara, H. Igari, K. Kurosu, N. Tanabe, Y. Takiguchi, T. Kuriyama (Chiba, Japan)
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The effect of nutritional abnormalities on peripheral muscles and exercise capacity in COPD M. MontesdeOca, S. H. Torres, N. Hernández, C. Tálamo, J. Villalobos (Caracas, Venezuela)
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The effect of nutrition on the pulmonary functions in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease O. Coskun, F. Ugurman, B. Akkalyoncu, A. Gozu, G. Onde Ucoluk, B. Samurkasoglu (Ankara, Turkey)
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Influence of body weight and fat mass on pulmonary function and performance status of COPD patients F. De Benedetto, A. Del Ponte, S. Marinari, A. Spacone, M. Castronuovo (Chieti, Italy)
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Body composition and osteoporosis in COPD patients V. Zbranca, V. Mocanu, I. Dascalescu, E. Zbranca (Iasi, Romania)
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Lung function in the patients with COPD and with the combination COPD and grownup's diabetes I. V. Grebneva, G. L. Ignatova, L. A. Stepanisheva (Chelyabinsk, Russia)
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Assessment of skeletal muscle fiber type distribution and morphometry in patients with COPD and chronic hypoxemia M. C. Pereira, R. N. Isayama, J. C. Seabra, G. Campos, I. A. Paschoal (Campinas, Brazil)
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Body mass is related to smoking status and severity of airflow obstruction in COPD F. Karadag, A. B. Karul, O. Cildag, C. Altun, O. Gurgey (Aydin, Turkey)
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Comparative characteristics of bone metabolism in the smokers and non-smokers with COPD E. A. Kochetkova, M. V. Volkova (Vladivostok, Russia)
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Incidence of peripheral polyneuropathy among patients with COPD J. Stojkovic, T. Caparovska, B. Gerovski, G. Breskovska, K. Busletic (Skopje, Macedonia)
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Short-burst oxygen immediately before and after exercise in COPD patients is ineffective C. A. Lewis, T. E. Eaton, P. Young, J. Kolbe (Auckland, New Zealand)
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Defining the contribution of emphysema and chronic bronchitis in COPD patients G. Camiciottoli, M. Chiostri, N. M. Maluccio, L. Mariani, S. Checcacci, F. Lavorini, W. Castellani, G. A. Fontana, M. Bartolucci, M. Pistolesi (Florence, Italy)
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The classification of severity of COPD-patients in GOLD- guideline U. Achtzehn, M. Scharf, E. W. Schmidt (Chemnitz, Germany)
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Τhe influence of pulmonary disease on ventricular diastolic dysfunction in COPD patients K. M. Antoniou, A. Dermitzakis, M. Ferdoutsis, G. Meletis, G. Patsourakis, N. Bachlitzanakis (Heraklion, Greece)
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Sympathetic nervous stress during exercise is a good prognostic predictor in patients with COPD K. Yoshimura, R. Maekura, T. Hiraga, Y. Okuda, A. Hirotani, M. Itou (Toyonaka, Japan)
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Upper airway symptoms and quality of life in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) J. R. Hurst, C. Hopkins, T. M. A. Wilkinson, G. C. Donaldson, J. A. Wedzicha (London, United Kingdom)
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Malnutrition influences exacerbations and airways bacterial colonization in COPD patients with chronic respiratory failure F. De Benedetto, A. Del Ponte, S. Marinari, A. Spacone, F. Chiaravallotti (Chieti, Italy)
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