Adolescent bariatric surgery: Treatment delayed, treatment denied, a crisis invited

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-4

  Garcia, Victor F ^a,d   DeMaria, Eric J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b Department of Surgery ^*  (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent obesity; Bariatric surgery; Guidelines for adolescent bariatric surgery; Morbid obesity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; COMORBIDITY; EARLY INTERVENTION; HUMAN; MORBID OBESITY; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL MORTALITY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 32544445411     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1381/096089206775222195     Document Type: Review

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