Criteria for selection of patients for bariatric surgery

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 69-75

  Cowan Jr , George S M ^a,b   Hiler, M Lloyd ^a   Buffington, Cynthia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Body mass index; Co morbidity; Criteria; Guidelines; Indications; Medical insurer; Morbid obesity; Prejudice; Weight height tables

Indexed keywords

BARIATRIC SURGERY; BEHAVIOR; BODY MASS; COMORBIDITY; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MORBID OBESITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0032915427     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-199902000-00003     Document Type: Review

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