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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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2008
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