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Body-mass index correlates with severity and mortality in acute pancreatitis: A meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Obesity rates have increased sharply in recent decades. As there is a growing number of cases in which acute pancreatitis (AP) is accompanied by obesity, we found it clinically relevant to investigate how body-mass index (BMI) affects the outcome of the disease. AIM: To quantify the asso...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Baishideng Publishing Group Inc
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6378543/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30783376 http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v25.i6.729 |