Evidence for a clinical association between body mass index and malabsorption in patients with systemic sclerosis

Scand J Rheumatol. 2015;44(4):341-3. doi: 10.3109/03009742.2015.1026272. Epub 2015 Apr 30.

Authors

V Bishop¹, E Harrison, S Lal, A L Herrick

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Inflammation and Repair, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, The University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre , Salford , UK.

PMID: 25928230
DOI: 10.3109/03009742.2015.1026272

No abstract available

Publication types

Comparative Study
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Body Mass Index*
Female
Gastrointestinal Tract / physiopathology
Humans
Malabsorption Syndromes / epidemiology*
Malabsorption Syndromes / physiopathology
Male
Malnutrition / epidemiology
Malnutrition / physiopathology
Middle Aged
Pilot Projects
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Scleroderma, Systemic / complications*
Scleroderma, Systemic / physiopathology