The Boston interview for gastric bypass: Determining the psychological suitability of surgical candidates

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 370-380

  Sogg, Stephanie ^a,c   Mori, DeAnna L ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Gastric bypass; Morbid obesity; Psychological evaluation

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MORBID OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; STOMACH BYPASS; STOMACH SURGERY; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

GASTRIC BYPASS; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; OBESITY, MORBID; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1642545076     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1381/096089204322917909     Document Type: Review

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