Morbid obesity as a risk factor for hospitalization and death due to 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1) disease.

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: Oliver W Morgan, Anna Bramley, Ashley Fowlkes, David S Freedman, Thomas H Taylor, Paul Gargiullo, Brook Belay, Seema Jain, Chad Cox, Laurie Kamimoto, Anthony Fiore, Lyn Finelli, Sonja J Olsen, Alicia M Fry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2837749?pdf=render

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