title: Management of obesity in illness.
abstract: According to most height/weight charts, the term obese applies to people weighing 20% or more over their ideal body weight. This is of little practical use to nurses handling people of 20 stone or more on an infrequent basis. This article aims to repair some of the deficiency.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gough
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004630:Emergencies / Q000451:nursing*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene; D009732:Nursing Care; D009765:Obesity; D009767:Obesity, Morbid