Korean J Crit Care Med.  2015 May;30(2):61-62. 10.4266/kjccm.2015.30.2.61.

Is Body Mass Index a Useful Prognostic Factor for Critically Ill Patients?

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chonnam University Medical School, Hwasun, Korea. anesman@gmail.com

Abstract

No abstract available.


MeSH Terms

Body Mass Index*
Critical Illness*
Humans

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