Who should be doing laparoscopic bariatric surgery?

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 82-87

  Al Saif, Osama ^a   Gallagher, Scott F ^a   Banasiak, Magdalena ^a   Shalhub, Sherene ^a   Shapiro, David ^a   Murr, Michel M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

ASBS guidelines; Bariatric surgery; Credentialing; Gastric bypass; Laparoscopy; Morbid obesity; Survey; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; E-MAIL; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; SAFETY; STOMACH BYPASS; SURGEON;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CREDENTIALING; GASTRIC BYPASS; GASTROPLASTY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; OBESITY, MORBID; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 0037327933     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1381/096089203321136647     Document Type: Article

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