Laparoscopic adjustable gastric band: Do support groups add to the weight loss? [1]

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1139-1140

  Elakkary, Ehab ^a,b   Gazayerli, M M ^a  

^a Doctors Hospital of Michigan   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GASTRIC BANDING; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LETTER; MORBID OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUPPORT GROUP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; GASTROPLASTY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; SELF-HELP GROUPS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 4644227192     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1381/0960892041975550     Document Type: Letter

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