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Separating wheat from chaff: examining the obesity paradox in the critically ill
Obesity is an increasing burden globally. In the general population, the obese have an increased mortality risk. Regarding the critically ill, a growing body of literature supports the obesity paradox, the notion that obesity confers a protective effect in certain disease states. However, the paucit...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4057110/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23890365 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc12798 |