Self-reported stigmatization among candidates for bariatric surgery

Obesity

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2008, Pages

  Sarwer, David B ^a   Fabricatore, Anthony N ^a   Eisenberg, Miriam H ^a   Sywulak, Laura A ^a   Wadden, Thomas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PHILADELPHIA; PREJUDICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SELF CONCEPT; STEREOTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55349139661     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2008.450     Document Type: Article

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