Filling the gaps in bariatric surgical research

JAMA

Volumn 294, Issue 15, 2005, Pages 1957-1960

  Courcoulas, Anita P ^a   Flum, David R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIATRIC SURGERY; EVALUATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOLLOW UP; GASTRIC BANDING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LOW CALORY DIET; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 26844481965     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.294.15.1957     Document Type: Note

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