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Obesity and Traumatic Brain Injury
- Source :
- The Journal of Trauma; September 2006, Vol. 61 Issue: 3 p572-576, 5p
- Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- As obesity continues to run rampant in our society, an understanding of its adverse effect after traumatic injury is starting to unfold. We hypothesize that obesity negatively impacts head-injured patients, and the current study intends to compare obese and lean patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00225282
- Volume :
- 61
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- The Journal of Trauma
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- ejs48397091
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ta.0000200842.19740.38