Clinical outcomes for the obese hospital inpatient: An observational study

Objectives: The prevalence of obesity presents a burden for Australian health care. The aim of this study was to determine whether severely obese hospital inpatients have worse outcomes. Methods: This is an observational cohort study, using data from all adult patients admitted to hospital for all e...

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Main Authors: KL Fusco, HC Robertson, H Galindo, PH Hakendorf, CH Thompson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-03-01
Series:SAGE Open Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2050312117700065