The relationship between body mass index and number of days spent in hospital in Scotland

Scottish Medical Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 135-140

  Wulff, J ^a   Wild, S H ^b  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Hospital; Length of stay; Obesity; Scotland

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVERWEIGHT; RISK FACTORS; SCOTLAND; STATE MEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82155170790     PISSN: 00369330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/smj.2011.011110     Document Type: Article

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