Bariatric surgery: Life-threatening risk or life-saving procedure?

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 104, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1338-1340

  Scheier, Lee ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BARIATRIC SURGERY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIET THERAPY; DIETETICS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; MORBID OBESITY; OBESITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 4444325353     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2004.07.010     Document Type: Article

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