Obesity in America: An increasing challenge for plastic surgeons

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 114, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1889-1891

  Rohrich, Rod J ^a,b  

^a Univ Texas Southwestern Med Ctr ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BARIATRIC SURGERY; DIETARY INTAKE; EATING; EXERCISE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; OBESITY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR; SELF ESTEEM; SHORT SURVEY; SITTING; SURGEON; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; ASTHMA; BARIATRICS; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; OBESITY; SURGERY, PLASTIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 14944359169     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000147656.63632.1A     Document Type: Short Survey

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