Obesity in orthopedic patients

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 670-672

  Bergkvist, Dan ^a   Hekmat, Korosh ^a   Svensson, Thomas ^a   Dahlberg, Leif ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fractures; Obesity; Overweight; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHRONIC DISEASE; EMERGENCY PATIENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; ORTHOPEDICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN;

ADULT; ANKLE INJURIES; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 70450247045     PISSN: 15507289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2009.05.014     Document Type: Article

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