Intragastric Balloons in Comparison With Standard Therapy for Obesity—A Randomized, Double-Blind Trial

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 1987, Pages 992-996

  LINDOR, KEITH D ^a   HUGHES, ROLLIN W ^a   ILSTRUP, DUANE M ^b   JENSEN, MICHAEL D ^c  

^a Division of Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine ^*

^b Section of Biostatistics ^*

^c Division of Endocrinology/Metabolism and Internal Medicine ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALLOON; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; OBESITY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; BALLOON DILATATION; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIALS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COUNSELING; DIET, REDUCING; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; GASTRIC MUCOSA; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; STOMACH;

EID: 0023583138     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-6196(12)65069-1     Document Type: Article

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