What are the indications for bariatric surgery?

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 633-634

  Pentin, Pamela L ^a   Nashelsky, Joan ^b  

^a Puget Sound Family Medicine Residency   (United States)

^b Family Practice Inquiries Network   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REOPERATION; REVIEW; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BARIATRICS; COMORBIDITY; HUMANS; OBESITY; PATIENT SELECTION;

EID: 22044438292     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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