Do support groups play a role in weight loss after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding?

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 331-334

  Elakkary, Ehab ^a   Elhorr, Ali ^a   Aziz, Faisal ^a   Gazayerli, M M ^a   Silva, Yvan J ^a,b  

^a Doctors Hospital of Michigan   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastric banding; Morbid obesity; Support groups; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTRIC BANDING; HUMAN; MALE; MORBID OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPPORT GROUP; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GASTROPLASTY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF-HELP GROUPS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 33645318717     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1381/096089206776116499     Document Type: Article

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