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Heavy costs. Hospitals pay high price to treat obese patients.

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Author/s: Piotrowski, Julie (J); Romano, Michael (M);

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Publication Type: News

Journal: Modern healthcare (Mod Healthc), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2003 Dec 22-29; vol 33 (issue 51) : pp 10

Dates: Created 2004/01/15; Completed 2004/01/22; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 14723076, status: MEDLINE (last retrieved date: 2/18/2009)

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ErratumIn: Mod Healthc. 2004 Jan 5;34(1):7.

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Ambulances - economics Beds - economics Equipment Design - economics Equipment and Supplies, Hospital - economics Health Care Surveys

Hospital Costs - statistics & numerical data Humans Interior Design and Furnishings - economics Obesity - economics; epidemiology United States - epidemiology

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