The Aging Waistline: Impact of the Geriatric Obesity Epidemic on an Urban Emergency Department: Original Communication

PURPOSE: Reviews adult emergency department (ED) visits for patients age 65 and older during one calendar year; determine the prevalence of weight classifications; identifies trends between BMI and discharge/admitting diagnoses, vital signs, and severity index. METHODS: The electronic medical record...

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Autores principales: Prendergast, Heather M., Waintraub, Ernest, Bunney, Brad, Gehm, Lisa, Tyo, Carissa, Marquez, Armando, Williams, John, Bailey, Angela, Marquez, Diego, Edison, Marcia, Mackey, Mark
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4830427/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27088050
http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ijcm.2013.45047

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4830427/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27088050
http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ijcm.2013.45047

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