Obesity and use of acute hospital services in participants of the Renfrew/Paisley study

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 53-56

  Hart, C L ^a   Hole, D J ^a   Lawlor, D A ^b   Smith, G Davey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Obesity; Public health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMORBIDITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

BODY MASS INDEX; COMORBIDITY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATIENT ADMISSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOTLAND; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 33847352954     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdl088     Document Type: Article

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