Body composition and source of weight loss after bariatric surgery

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 184-188

  Gahtan, Vivian ^a   Goode, Sarah E ^a   Kurto, Helen Z ^a   Schocken, Douglas D ^b   Powers, Pauline ^a   Rosemurgy, Alexander S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Lean body mass; Left ventricular mass; Morbid obesity; Vertical banded gastroplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROPLASTY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MALE; MORBID OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; GASTROPLASTY; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; OBESITY, MORBID; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0030872908     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1381/096089297765555700     Document Type: Article

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