JAMDA
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 179-187, March 2010

Efficacy and Costs of Nutritional Rehabilitation in Muscle-Wasted Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in a Community-Based Setting: A Prespecified Subgroup Analysis of the INTERCOM Trial

  • Carel R. van Wetering

      Affiliations

    • Department of Respiratory Medicine, Máxima Medical Centre, Veldhoven, The Netherlands
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  • Martine Hoogendoorn, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Medical Technology Assessment (iMTA), Erasmus University/Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Roelinka Broekhuizen, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Respiratory Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Gonnie J.W. Geraerts-Keeris

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dietetics, Máxima Medical Centre, Veldhoven, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Dirk R.A.J. De Munck, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Respiratory Medicine, Máxima Medical Centre, Veldhoven, The Netherlands
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  • Maureen P.M.H. Rutten-van Mölken, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Medical Technology Assessment (iMTA), Erasmus University/Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Annemie M.W.J. Schols, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Respiratory Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Annemie Schols, PhD, Department of Respiratory Medicine, NUTRIM School for Nutrition, Toxicology and Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre, PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands.

published online 08 February 2010.

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 Funding for this study was provided by the Netherlands government: Clinical Trial registration number: NCT00840892. This study was financially supported by the Netherlands Asthma Foundation (NAF, 3.4.01.63), the "Stichting Astma Bestrijding" (SAB), Nutricia Netherlands, Pfizer and Partners in Care Solutions (PICASSO) for COPD.

PII: S1525-8610(09)00519-2

doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2009.12.083

JAMDA
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 179-187, March 2010

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