The relationship between body mass index and children's presentations to a tertiary pediatric emergency department

• Main Authors: Valentina Ferro (Author), Antonella Mosca (Author), Francesca Crea (Author), Maria Alessia Mesturino (Author), Carla Olita (Author), Andrea Vania (Author), Antonino Reale (Author), Valerio Nobili (Author), Umberto Raucci (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The child obesity and its complications are associated with an alarming increased health care use, including the emergency department (ED). We evaluated the effects of the obesity and overweight in children admitted to ED, especially in patients with injury diagnosis. Methods A r...