Overview of obesity

Critical Care Nursing Quarterly

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 83-88

  Spence Jones, Gregory ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Body mass index; Obesity; Treatment options; Weight classification system

Indexed keywords

BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; CLASSIFICATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0037397098     PISSN: 08879303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002727-200304000-00002     Document Type: Review

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