Prospective Study of Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding in the West of Scotland

Scottish Medical Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 37-41

  Jenkins, J T ^a   Modak, P ^a   Galloway, D J ^a  

^a GARTNAVEL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

laparoscopic gastric banding; obesity surgery; weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROPLASTY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORBID OBESITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROPLASTY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OBESITY, MORBID; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOTLAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547228973     PISSN: 00369330     EISSN: 20456441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/RSMSMJ.51.1.37     Document Type: Article

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