Inter-disciplinary European guidelines on surgery of severe obesity

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 569-577

  Fried, M ^a,n   Hainer, V ^a   Basdevant, A ^b   Buchwald, H ^c   Deitel, M ^d   Finer, N ^e   Greve, J W M ^f   Horber, F ^g   Mathus Vliegen, E ^h   Scopinaro, N ⁱ   Steffen, R ^j   Tsigos, C ^k   Weiner, R ^l   Widhalm, K ^m  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d Obesity Surgery   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^f MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^g Klinik Lindberg AG   (Switzerland)

^h UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^j Hirslanden Group   (Switzerland)

^k UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^l GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^m MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

ⁿ EASO Secretariat   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

BSCG; European guidelines; Inter disciplinary; Surgery

Indexed keywords

BARIATRIC SURGERY; DIET RESTRICTION; ETHNICITY; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL ABSORPTION; HUMAN; OBESITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; EUROPE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PREOPERATIVE CARE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 33947592386     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0803560     Document Type: Review

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