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The obesity paradox and mortality after pathological hip fractures: a Swedish registry study

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Obesity as measured by BMI has been associated with increased survival in various diseases, a phenomenon known as the “obesity paradox.” It is unknown whether obesity is associated with survival after pathological fractures. We investigated the association between BMI and sur...

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Autores principales: EHNE, Jessica, TSAGOZIS, Panagiotis, LIND, Anja, WEDIN, Rikard, HEDSTRÖM, Margareta
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medical Journals Sweden, on behalf of the Nordic Orthopedic Federation 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8788673/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34984479
http://dx.doi.org/10.2340/17453674.2021.1020

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