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Optimizing Care for Trauma Patients with Obesity

Obesity is a growing epidemic that has been contributing to the increasing cost of healthcare. Its prevalence is now approximately 37%. Morbid obesity is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in trauma patients. An increased recognition of obesity as a chronic disease and a better unders...

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Autores principales: Gray, Sanjiv, Dieudonne, Beatrice
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6150763/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30254810
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.3021