Is obesity a disease?;Ist adipositas eine krankheit?

Chirurgische Gastroenterologie mit Interdisziplinaren Gesprachen

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 8-11

  Hauner, Hans ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Comorbidities; Epidemiology; Obesity (therapy, surgery); Type 2 diabetes; Weight reduction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DIETARY INTAKE; EPIDEMIC; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HYPERTENSION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PHYLOGENY; PROPHYLAXIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0037250347     PISSN: 01779990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000070508     Document Type: Article

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