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Association between body mass index and mortality in hospitalised patients with community-acquired pneumonia

The obesity paradox postulates that increased body mass index (BMI) is protective in certain patient populations. We aimed to investigate the association of BMI and different weight classes with outcomes in hospitalised patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). This cohort study is a seconda...

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Autores principales: Kim, Richard Y., Glick, Connor, Furmanek, Stephen, Ramirez, Julio A., Cavallazzi, Rodrigo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Respiratory Society 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7983275/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33778059
http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00736-2020