Understanding the bariatric surgical patient: A demographic, lifestyle and psychological profile

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 477-481

  Fox, Katherine M ^a   Taylor, Susan L ^a   Jones, Judy E ^b  

^a The Medical Services Organization   (United States)

^b Health Connections   (United States)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Education; Morbid obesity; Psychological profile

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBID OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; OBESITY, MORBID;

EID: 0033679106     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1381/096089200321594002     Document Type: Article

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