The lived experience of choosing bariatric surgery to lose weight

Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 26-34

  Wysoker, Amy ^a  

^a LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Obesity; Psychological aspects; Qualitative research; Weight control; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL HEALTH; NURSE; OBESITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 18744376661     PISSN: 10783903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078390305275005     Document Type: Article

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