Psychological gender differences in bariatric surgery candidates

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 607-610

  Mahony, David ^a  

^a LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Bariatric surgery; Depression; Psychological test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIET; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL RISK;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; BARIATRIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 43049148965     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-007-9245-5     Document Type: Article

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