Morbid obesity: a nursing care challenge...this article originally appeared in MEDSURG Nursing, 11(2), 85-90, and is reprinted here with permission of the publisher
Obesity is one of the nation's most serious health problems. When individuals are overweight, they are at risk for disease, medical complications, and death. Patients are considered morbidly obese or bariatric when their weight far exceeds recommended guidelines. Excess weight in these individuals i...
| Publicado en: | Dermatology Nursing Vol. 14; no. 4; pp. 249 - 255 |
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| Formato: | tables/charts Journal Article |
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Jannetti Publications, Inc.
Aug2002
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