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2792. Association of Body Mass Index with Rates of Hospitalization in Patients with Respiratory Viral Infections—Puerto Rico, 2012–2018

BACKGROUND: Obesity is a serious public health problem in Puerto Rico, where 31% of the population is obese. Multiple studies have suggested that adults with influenza who are underweight, overweight, or obese have increased risk of hospitalization compared with those of normal weight. We sought to...

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Autores principales: Tobolowsky, Farrell A, Zambrano, Laura, Sharp, Tyler, Beckham, John David, Alvarado, Luisa, Paz-Bailey, Gabriela
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6809817/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.2469