Challenging the obesity paradox: extreme obesity and COPD mortality in the SUMMIT trial

Emily P. Brigham, Julie A. Anderson, Robert D. Brook, Peter M.A. Calverley, Bartolome R. Celli, Nicholas J. Cowans, Courtney Crim, James E. Diserens, Fernando J. Martinez, Meredith C. McCormack, David E. Newby, Julie Yates, Jorgen Vestbo, Tianshi David Wu, Robert A. Wise

Source: ERJ Open Res, 7 (3) 00902-2020; 10.1183/23120541.00902-2020
Journal Issue: July
Disease area: Airway diseases

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Emily P. Brigham, Julie A. Anderson, Robert D. Brook, Peter M.A. Calverley, Bartolome R. Celli, Nicholas J. Cowans, Courtney Crim, James E. Diserens, Fernando J. Martinez, Meredith C. McCormack, David E. Newby, Julie Yates, Jorgen Vestbo, Tianshi David Wu, Robert A. Wise. Challenging the obesity paradox: extreme obesity and COPD mortality in the SUMMIT trial. ERJ Open Res, 7 (3) 00902-2020; 10.1183/23120541.00902-2020

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