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. 2018 Dec;56(12):1032-1034.
doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000000997.

Safety of Obese Persons in Nursing Homes

Holly C Felix  1 , Christine Bradway  2 , Tommy Mac Bird  1 , Rohit Pradhan  1 , Robert Weech-Maldonado  3
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Safety of Obese Persons in Nursing Homes

Holly C Felix et al. Med Care. 2018 Dec.
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