Pediatric obesity: Observed impact in the ambulatory surgery setting

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-30

  Olutoye, Olutoyin A ^a   Watcha, Mehernoor F ^a   Andropoulos, Dean B ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Children adolescents; Obesity; Race ethnicity

Indexed keywords

ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; COMORBIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL PATIENT;

EID: 79951644887     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-9684(15)30239-X     Document Type: Article

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