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Low appendicular muscle mass and the risk of COPD development in people with PRISm

By Bente Brauwers, Lies Lahousse, Guy Brusselle, Show 2 more authorsFrits M.E. Franssen
Figure 1. Prevalence of low appendicular skeletal muscle index (ASMI) across study groups.
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Figure 1. Prevalence of low appendicular skeletal muscle index (ASMI) across study groups.Prevalence of low appendicular skeletal muscle index (ASMI) across study groups.Brauwers et al.
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Bente Brauwers, Lies Lahousse, Guy Brusselle, Show 2 more authorsFrits M.E. Franssen

Maastricht University Medical Centre

ERJ Open Research, 7 Sep 2026

doi.org/10.1183/23120541.01632-2025PubMed 42707541

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