Development of bariatric surgery: The effectiveness of a multi-disciplinary weight management programme in Hong Kong

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-14

  Wong, Simon K H ^a   Mui, Wilfred L M ^b   Ng, Enders K W ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Union Hospital   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Laparoscopy; Obesity; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; BALLOON; BARIATRIC SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTRECTOMY; GASTRIC BANDING; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; STOMACH BYPASS; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 60049100677     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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