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006–Investigation Of Nurses' Reports On Symptom Severity And Symptom Management For Hospitalized Obese Children In The Perioperative Period, Luanne Linnard-Palmer
006–Investigation Of Nurses' Reports On Symptom Severity And Symptom Management For Hospitalized Obese Children In The Perioperative Period, Luanne Linnard-Palmer
Luanne Linnard-Palmer
Childhood obesity is a significantly growing epidemic affecting a wide range of members of the pediatric population. In 2003, the American Academy of Pediatrics revealed that up to 30% of the nation's pediatric population are overweight or obese and that there is a potential that another 30% of the population are at high risk of becoming obese (Weightawareness.com). In the United States in 1991, there were only four states in which obesity rates were greater than 15%; by 2001, only one state had an obesity rate below 15%. In fact, obesity rates are greater than 20% in most …
Childhood Obesity: Complications In Symptom Management In The Perioperative Period (Poster), Luanne Linnard-Palmer
Childhood Obesity: Complications In Symptom Management In The Perioperative Period (Poster), Luanne Linnard-Palmer
Luanne Linnard-Palmer
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