Evidence-based recommendations for best practices in weight loss surgery

Obesity Research

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 203-204

  Blackburn, George L ^a,d   Hu, Frank B ^b   Harvey, Alan M ^c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPERT WITNESS; HUMAN; MEDLINE; OBESITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EXPERT TESTIMONY; HUMANS; MEDLINE; OBESITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 23044481265     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2005.29     Document Type: Editorial

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