One-year prevalence, comorbidities and cost of cachexia-related inpatient admissions in the USA

One-year prevalence, comorbidities and cost of cachexia-related inpatient admissions in the USA

Background: Cachexia is a condition characterized as a loss in body mass or metabolic dysfunction and is associated with several prevalent chronic health conditions including many cancers, COPD, HIV, and kidney disease, with between 10 and 50% of patients with these conditions having cachexia. Curre...

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Main Authors: Susan T Arthur, Joshua M Noone, Bryce A Van Doren, Debosoree Roy, Christopher M Blanchette
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioExcel Publishing Ltd 2014-07-01
Series:Drugs in Context
Subjects:
muscle loss
cachexia
occurrence
outcomes research
patient costs
cancer cachexia
cardiac cachexia
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Online Access:http://www.drugsincontext.com/one-year-prevalence-comorbidities-and-cost-of-cachexia-related-inpatient-admissions-in-the-usa/

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