Relationship between body mass index and length of hospital stay for gallbladder disease.

BACKGROUND: Obesity increases the risk of hospital admission for gallbladder disease but its impact on the length of hospital stay is largely unknown. METHODS: Prospective population-based study of 1.3 million women aged 56 years on average, recruited from 1996 to 2001 in England and Scotland and fo...

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Main Authors: Liu, B, Balkwill, A, Spencer, E, Beral, V
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2008