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imported>Howard C. Berkowitz (New page: <noinclude>{{subpages}}</noinclude> General ill health, malnutrition, and weight loss, usually associated with chronic disease, such as cancer and AIDS<noinclude>{{DefMeSH}}</noinc...) |
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<noinclude>{{subpages}}</noinclude> | <noinclude>{{subpages}}</noinclude> In chronic illnesses such as [[cancer]] and [[AIDS]], loss of muscle, fat and body weight not through malnutrition, but to increased tissue [[catabolism]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:37, 28 June 2010
In chronic illnesses such as cancer and AIDS, loss of muscle, fat and body weight not through malnutrition, but to increased tissue catabolism