BioEnterics® Intragastric Balloon (BIB®): A short-term, double-blind, randomised, controlled, crossover study on weight reduction in morbidly obese patients

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 129-133

  Genco, A ^a   Cipriano, M ^a   Bacci, V ^a   Cuzzolaro, M ^a   Materia, A ^a   Raparelli, L ^a   Docimo, C ^c   Lorenzo, M ^b   Basso, N ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Italian Group for Lap Band GILB   (Italy)

^c Euroconsult Data Elaboration and Analysis   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gastric bubble; Intragastric balloon; Sham control; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

METHYLENE BLUE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION; BODY MASS; DIET THERAPY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; LOW CALORY DIET; MIDDLE AGED; MORBID OBESITY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIET, REDUCING; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; GASTRIC BALLOON; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 29044431652     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0803094     Document Type: Article

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