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The Relationship Between Anthropometric Measures, Blood Gases, and Lung Function in Morbidly Obese White Subjects

BACKGROUND: Obesity may cause adverse effects on the respiratory system. The main purpose of this study was to investigate how various measures of obesity are related to arterial blood gases and pulmonary function. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study of consecutive morbidly obese patients with...

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Autores principales: Gabrielsen, Anne-Marie, Lund, May Brit, Kongerud, Johny, Viken, Karl Erik, Røislien, Jo, Hjelmesæth, Jøran
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3058403/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21086061
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11695-010-0306-9