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JOURNAL OF BURN CARE & RESEARCH
Volume 33, Issue 4, Pages 471-482Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e318247959b
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The population of overweight patients presenting to burn facilities is expected to increase significantly over the next decades due to the global epidemic of obesity. Excess adiposity mediates alterations to key physiological responses and poses challenges to the optimal management of burns. The purpose of this study is to document the general epidemiological aspects of thermal injuries in the obese population, outline relevant physiological aspects associated with obesity, and draw attention to topics relating to the management, rehabilitation, and prognosis of burns in this emerging subpopulation of patients. (J Burn Care Res 2012;33:471-482)
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