Body mass index (BMI) and bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) in the evaluation of a pathological body composition in COPD-patients

C. Marcu, A. Gröschel, G. W. Sybrecht (Homburg/Saar, Germany)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Functionality and metabolism in rehabilitation candidates
Session: Functionality and metabolism in rehabilitation candidates
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3373
Disease area: Airway diseases

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