Obesity in acute lung injury: The "weight" is over

Chest

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 333-334

  Rice, Todd W ^a,b  

^a Vanderbilt University School of Medicine ^*

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; CYTOKINE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LIPID;

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LENGTH OF STAY; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 33847149758     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.06-2584     Document Type: Editorial

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