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Review
. 1997 Sep;18(3):547-61.
doi: 10.1016/s0272-5231(05)70401-9.

Nutritional support in advanced lung disease. The pulmonary cachexia syndrome

M Donahoe  1
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Review

Nutritional support in advanced lung disease. The pulmonary cachexia syndrome

M Donahoe. Clin Chest Med. 1997 Sep.

Abstract

Patients with advanced lung disease (ALD) demonstrate changes in body composition characteristically manifested by a progressive loss of body weight. The mechanisms of this pulmonary cachexia syndrome are multifactorial, and treatment must be comprehensive in nature. This article addresses our current knowledge regarding the relationship between nutrition and ALD.

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