The obesity problem

Comment

S Abraham. N Engl J Med. 1998.

. 1998 Apr 16;338(16):1158.

doi: 10.1056/NEJM199804163381614.

No abstract available

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The effect of age on the association between body-mass index and mortality.
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Losing weight--an ill-fated New Year's resolution.
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Prepregnancy body mass index as an important predictor of perinatal outcomes in Japanese.
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Identification of 'hot spots' of obesity and being underweight in early pregnancy in Liverpool.
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Extreme maternal underweight and feto-infant morbidity outcomes: a population-based study.
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Body mass index, weight, and pressure ulcer prevalence: an analysis of the 2006-2007 International Pressure Ulcer Prevalence Surveys.
VanGilder C, MacFarlane G, Meyer S, Lachenbruch C. VanGilder C, et al. J Nurs Care Qual. 2009 Apr-Jun;24(2):127-35. doi: 10.1097/01.NCQ.0000347449.83052.1a. J Nurs Care Qual. 2009. PMID: 19287251 Review.
Weight management on either side of the scale. Pharmacologic principles.
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