Body mass index and risk of dying from a bloodstream infection: A Mendelian randomization study.
<h4>Background</h4>In observational studies of the general population, higher body mass index (BMI) has been associated with increased incidence of and mortality from bloodstream infection (BSI) and sepsis. On the other hand, higher BMI has been observed to be apparently protective among...
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| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2020-11-01
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| Series: | PLoS Medicine |
| Online Access: | https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1003413&type=printable |
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