Cachexia: prevalence and impact in medicine

Benjamin H L Tan; Kenneth C H Fearon

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Cachexia: prevalence and impact in medicine

Benjamin H L Tan, Kenneth C H Fearon

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Cachexia is a progressive deterioration of body habitus associated with certain chronic diseases (e.g., cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic heart failure, and chronic kidney disease). The aim of this article is to describe the prevalence and impact of cachexia (and precachexia) in such patients.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	400-7
Number of pages	8
Journal	Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care
Volume	11
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/MCO.0b013e328300ecc1
Publication status	Published - 2008

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