Referral for a bariatric surgical consultation: It is time to set a standard of care

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 641-644

  Dixon, John B ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Care; Clinical pathways; Comorbidity; Diabetes; Hypertension; Hypoventilation; Obesity; Primary care; Sleep; Steatosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMORBIDITY; CONSULTATION; DEPRESSION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SAFETY; STANDARD; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS INDEX; HUMANS; OBESITY, MORBID; PATIENT SELECTION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 67349172685     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-008-9765-7     Document Type: Article

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