Bone mineral density and associated fractures in COPD patients: The role of inflammation and pulmonary rehabilitation

Respir Med. 2019 Nov-Dec:160:105708. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2019.05.015. Epub 2019 May 26.

Authors

Afroditi K Boutou¹, Maria Papathanassiou², Adamantios Chloros²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Respiratory Medicine, "G. Papanikolaou" Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece. Electronic address: afboutou@yahoo.com.
² Department of Respiratory Medicine, "G. Papanikolaou" Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.

PMID: 31153675
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2019.05.015

No abstract available

Keywords: Anemia; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Osteoporosis; Pulmonary rehabilitation.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Bone Density
Fractures, Bone*
Humans
Inflammation
Osteoporosis*
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive*