| Identifier |
20040331_nanos_posters_043 |
| Title |
The Incidence of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension in Mississippi |
| Creator |
Jennifer H. Garrett, MD; James J. Corbett, MD; Ronald Braswell, MD |
| Affiliation |
Jackson, MS |
| Subject |
IIH; Obesity |
| Description |
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is a condition that can rapidly cause blindness in the young, obese female population. Recent statistics from the CDC show that obesity is increasing in the United States. Mississippi carries the highest rate of obesity with 25.9% of the population having a body mass index >29. |
| Date |
2004-03-31 |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
2004 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
| Relation is Part of |
NANOS 2004: Poster Presentations |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NANOS Annual Meeting Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/nanos-annual-meeting-collection/ |
| Publisher |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 2004. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6jt2wwx |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
| ID |
181503 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6jt2wwx |
