An update on best practice guidelines for specialized facilities and resources necessary for weight loss surgical programs

Obesity

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 911-917

  Lautz, David B ^a   Jiser, Michael E ^b   Kelly, John J ^c   Shikora, Scott A ^d   Partridge, Sheila K ^e   Romanelli, John R ^f   Cella, Robert J ^g   Ryan, John P ^h  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Saints Medical Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e NEWTON WELLESLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g BERKSHIRE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MORBID OBESITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RADIOGRAPHY; SAFETY; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; OBESITY, MORBID; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SAFETY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 66149150518     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2008.581     Document Type: Article

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