Recognizing Obesity in Adult Hospitalized Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study Assessing Rates of Documentation and Prevalence of Obesity

Recognizing Obesity in Adult Hospitalized Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study Assessing Rates of Documentation and Prevalence of Obesity

Background: While obesity is a chronic condition that predisposes patients to other more serious disorders, the prevalence and the documentation of obesity as diagnosis has not been extensively studied in hospitalized patients. We conducted a retrospective chart review to investigate the prevalence...

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Main Authors: Mohammad A. Hossain, Ami Amin, Anju Paul, Huzaif Qaisar, Monika Akula, Alireza Amirpour, Shreya Gor, Sofi Giglio, Jennifer Cheng, Roy Mathew, Tushar Vachharajani, Mohamed Bakr, Arif Asif
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-08-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
obesity
prevalence
documentation
comorbidities
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/7/8/203

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