TY - GEN AU - Herrejón,Alberto AU - Palop,Julio AU - Inchaurraga,Ignacio AU - López,Antonio AU - Bañuls,Celia AU - Hernández,Antonio AU - Blanquer,Rafael AU - Están,Nuria AU - Anguera,Anna TI - [Low doses of megestrol acetate increase weight and improve nutrition status in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and weight loss] SN - 1578-8989 PY - 2012///0928 KW - Adult KW - Aged KW - Aged, 80 and over KW - Appetite KW - drug effects KW - Appetite Stimulants KW - administration & dosage KW - Bicarbonates KW - blood KW - Body Weight KW - Cachexia KW - Double-Blind Method KW - Female KW - Humans KW - Hydrocortisone KW - Interleukin-6 KW - Leptin KW - Male KW - Megestrol Acetate KW - Middle Aged KW - Nutritional Status KW - Prealbumin KW - analysis KW - Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive KW - Quality of Life KW - Skinfold Thickness KW - Testosterone KW - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha N1 - Publication Type: Comparative Study; English Abstract; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medcli.2011.02.016 ER -