Best practice updates for informed consent and patient education in weight loss surgery

Obesity

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 885-888

  Wee, Christina C ^a   Pratt, Janey S ^b   Fanelli, Robert ^c,d   Samour, Patricia Q ^a   Trainor, Linda S ^a   Paasche Orlow, Michael K ^e  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BERKSHIRE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 66149114335     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2008.567     Document Type: Article

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