The epidemic of severe obesity: The value of surgical treatment. Editorial

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 669-672

  Sugerman, H J ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIATRIC SURGERY; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; STOMACH BYPASS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0033944981     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/75.7.669     Document Type: Editorial

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