Obesity in the United States: Is there a quick fix? Pros and cons of bariatric surgery from the adult perspective

Current Gastroenterology Reports

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 451-454

  Khaitan, Leena ^a   Smith, C Daniel ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SIBUTRAMINE; TETRAHYDROLIPSTATIN;

ADULT; AWARENESS; BARIATRIC SURGERY; CALORIC INTAKE; COMORBIDITY; DIARRHEA; HUMAN; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; BARIATRIC SURGERY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; OBESITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 29444433681     PISSN: 15228037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11894-005-0075-0     Document Type: Review

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