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Surgery for morbid obesity [PDF]
Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2007 AbstractThe prevalence of morbid obesity in the UK population is rising, bringing with it increased levels of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, arthritis and early mortality. The overall cost to the health service is high, and is set to increase over the coming decades as the overweight population ages.
John M H, Bennett +2 more
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The Western journal of medicine, 2010 The world is experiencing an obesity epidemic. In both industrialized and emerging countries, the percentage of adults and children with obesity is increasing annually. It is no longer unusual to encounter a patient with extreme or morbid obesity in the operating room; these patients are routinely scheduled for every type of surgical procedure ...
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Weight Discrimination: A Multidisciplinary Analysis [PDF]
, 2000 Protection against obesity discrimination is extremely limited under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). No obese plaintiff has won using the actual disability theory, but a few have won under the perceived disability theory.
Maranto, Cheryl, Stenoien, Ann Fraedrich
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Evaluation of a multidisciplinary Tier 3 weight management service for adults with morbid obesity, or obesity and comorbidities, based in primary care [PDF]
, 2014 A multidisciplinary Tier 3 weight management service in primary care recruited patients with a body mass index ≥40 kg·m−2, or 30 kg·m−2 with obesity-related co-morbidity to a 1-year programme.
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BMC Public Health, 2021 Background Limited physical activity (PA) and a high level of sedentary time (ST) are associated with childhood obesity and are a target for intervention.
Gabrielle ten Velde +4 more
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Obesity as a risk factor following cadaveric renal transplantation [PDF]
, 1990 Obesity has generally been thought to increase the risk of operative mortality and postoperative complications in surgical patients. No data examining obesity as a factor in cadaveric renal transplantation were available.
Hakala, TR +5 more
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Cardiovascular DiabetologyBackground The risk of developing coronary artery disease (CAD) is increased in type 1 diabetes, due to accelerated atherosclerosis. The molecular mechanisms are yet to be unraveled, but potential functional and quantitative abnormalities in lipoproteins
Marte Narum +4 more
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Morbidnoe ozhirenie - vozmozhnostikonservativnoy terapii
Ожирение и метаболизм, 2010 Medico-social significance of morbid obesity, occurring in 2-4% of the adult population in Russia, results from the severity of obesity- associated diseases.
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Cortisol Secreting Adrenal Adenoma in a 5 Year Old Child [PDF]
, 2011 Adrenal adenoma is a rare endocrinal tumor in children. It can present with features of Cushing's syndrome. We present a case report of five years old female child who came with morbid obesity and hypertension.
Narang, Gursharan Singh +1 more
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