Simplified table to identify overweight and obese children undergoing anesthesia

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 964-966

  Nafiu, Olubukola O ^a   Curcio, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANESTHESIA; BODY MASS; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ALGORITHMS; ANESTHESIA; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 84883542839     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pan.12242     Document Type: Letter

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