Obesity and mortality in critically ill patients: Another case of the Simpson paradox?

Chest

Volumn 141, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1637-1638

  De Jong, Audrey ^a   Jung, Boris ^a   Chanques, Gérald ^a   Jaber, Samir ^a   Molinari, Nicolas ^b  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT ELOI   (France)

^b LAPEYRONIE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APACHE; BODY MASS; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG INFECTION; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MORTALITY; OBESITY; OBESITY HYPOVENTILATION SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84862001775     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.11-3302     Document Type: Letter

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