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Association between body mass index and in-hospital outcomes: Analysis of the nationwide inpatient database

IMPORTANCE: Over one-third of American adults (36%) are obese and more than two-thirds (69%) are overweight. The impact of obesity on hospitalization outcomes is not well understood. OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between body mass index (BMI) and overall, cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonar...

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Autores principales: Akinyemiju, Tomi, Meng, Qingrui, Vin-Raviv, Neomi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4956812/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27428218
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000004189