Best practices for sensitive care and the obese patient

Bariatric Nursing and Surgical Patient Care

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 189-196

  Camden, Susan Gallagher ^a,d   Brannan, Sandra ^b   Davis, Pam ^c  

^a Celebration Institute Inc   (United States)

^b LAMAR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Centennial Center for the Treatment of Obesity   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

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EID: 50949128722     PISSN: 15571459     EISSN: 15571467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/bar.2008.9965     Document Type: Article

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