Laparoscopic gastric bypass for morbid obesity decreases bodily pain, improves physical functioning, and mental and general health in women

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 440-447

  Frezza, Eldo E ^a,b   Shebani, Khaled O ^a   Wachtel, Mitchell S ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMOTION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; MORBID OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; STOMACH BYPASS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FEMALE; GASTRIC BYPASS; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID;

EID: 34548083351     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: 15579034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2006.0069     Document Type: Article

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