Shared medical appointments: new concept for high-volume follow-up for bariatric patients

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 509-512

  Kaidar Person, Orit ^a   Swartz, Emily Wong ^a   Lefkowitz, Michelle ^a   Conigliaro, Karen ^a   Fritz, Norma ^a   Birne, Jessica ^a   Alexander, Cynthia ^a   Szomstein, Samuel ^a   Rosenthal, Raul ^a  

^a Bariatric Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Follow up; Shared medical appointment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GASTRIC BANDING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL RECORD; OBESITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SCHEDULING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; STOMACH BYPASS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AFTERCARE; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; BARIATRIC MEDICINE; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; GROUP PROCESSES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; OFFICE VISITS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 33749051005     PISSN: 15507289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2006.05.010     Document Type: Article

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