Childhood obesity - A problem of surgical proportions?

Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 180-181

  Inge, Thomas H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DIET THERAPY; GASTRIC BANDING; HUMAN; MATURATION; MORTALITY; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIDIVISM; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; SURGICAL RISK; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; DIET, FAT-RESTRICTED; HUMANS; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 42049097421     PISSN: 17434378     EISSN: 17434386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpgasthep1072     Document Type: Article

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