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Association between underweight and hospitalization, emergency room visits, and mortality among patients in community medical homes
BACKGROUND: In older adults, underweight (body mass index [BMI] <18.5) has been associated with increased mortality. This increased mortality risk may be associated with increased health care utilization. We evaluated the relationship between underweight and hospitalization, emergency room visits...
Autores principales: | , , , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3559084/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23378790 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S39976 |