Morbid Obesity as a Risk Factor for Hospitalization and Death Due to 2009 Pandemic Influenza A(H1N1) Disease

BACKGROUND: Severe illness due to 2009 pandemic A(H1N1) infection has been reported among persons who are obese or morbidly obese. We assessed whether obesity is a risk factor for hospitalization and death due to 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1), independent of chronic medical conditions considered b...

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Main Authors: Morgan, Oliver W., Bramley, Anna, Fowlkes, Ashley, Freedman, David S., Taylor, Thomas H., Gargiullo, Paul, Belay, Brook, Jain, Seema, Cox, Chad, Kamimoto, Laurie, Fiore, Anthony, Finelli, Lyn, Olsen, Sonja J., Fry, Alicia M.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2837749/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20300571
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0009694
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