Obesity and autopsy reports

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 181-

  Cooper, H ^a   Lucas, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL CONFIDENTIAL ENQUIRY INTO PATIENT OUTCOME AND DEATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CADAVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; LETTER; OBESITY; PATHOLOGIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AUTOPSY; HUMANS; OBESITY;

EID: 58149528085     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2008.199     Document Type: Letter

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