Association between patients' body mass index and emergency department wait times: A multicenter observational cohort investigation by the reducing disparities increasing equity in emergency medicine (REDEEM) study group.

Objective: Numerous studies have demonstrated evidence of obesity bias in healthcare settings, however, little is known about obesity bias in the Emergency Department (ED). The objective of this study was to investigate obesity bias in an ED setting by assessing the association between body mass ind...

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Publicado en:American Journal of Emergency Medicine Vol. 49; pp. 178 - 185
Autores principales: Lichen, Isabella M., Bellamkonda, Venkatesh R., Campbell, Ronna L., Phelan, Sean M., Anderson, Joel R., Mullan, Aidan F., Knier, Kit, Sadosty, Annie T.
Formato: research Journal Article
Publicado: Elsevier B.V. Nov2021
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