Obesity as a Risk Factor for Urinary Tract Infection in Children

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 952-956

  Grier, William R ^a   Kratimenos, Panagiotis ^a,b   Singh, Sabina ^a,b   Guaghan, John P ^c   Koutroulis, Ioannis ^a,b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ST CHRISTOPHER'S HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

infections; obesity; overweight; pediatrics; urinary tract infections

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROPENSITY SCORE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84984685594     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: 19382707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922815617974     Document Type: Article

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