Outcomes in Bariatric Surgery in the Older Patient Population in Texas

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 270-275

  Gómez, Victoria ^a   Riall, Taylor S ^a   Gómez, Guillermo A ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

gastric bypass; Medicare; morbid obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBID OBESITY; MORTALITY; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH BYPASS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BARIATRIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; TEXAS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 51749113582     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2008.03.020     Document Type: Article

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