Beyond bariatric surgery...Complications we fail to address

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 377-381

  Smiertka, Jacquelyn K ^a   Macpherson, Bruce H ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Bariatric surgery; Follow up; Morbid obesity; Recovery; Restrictive

Indexed keywords

BODY IMAGE; EMOTION; HUMAN; IDENTITY; LENGTH OF STAY; MORBID OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SHORT SURVEY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WELLBEING;

EID: 0029764356     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1381/096089296765556746     Document Type: Short Survey

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