Gastric banding at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital: Trials and tribulations of a public service

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 77, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 550-552

  Stringer, Kate M ^a   Bryant, Richard ^a   Hopkins, George H ^a   Favot, Danella ^a   Fielding, George A ^a  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding; Obesity; Public hospital service; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; GASTRIC BANDING; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED KINGDOM; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; GASTROPLASTY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; QUEENSLAND; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34347400473     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2007.04149.x     Document Type: Article

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