Health-related quality of life after the surgical treatment of obesity

Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 56, Issue SUPPL. 6, 2005, Pages 127-134

  Dziurowicz Kozlowska A ^a   Lisik, W ^a   Wierzbicki, Z ^a   Kosieradzki, M ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Health related quality of life; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BARIATRIC SURGERY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; ENERGY; FEMALE; GASTROPLASTY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PAIN; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORK;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS, ROUX-EN-Y; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTRIC BYPASS; GASTROPLASTY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 31044441733     PISSN: 08675910     EISSN: 08675910     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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