Ethical issues in pediatric bariatric surgery

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 186-192

  Caniano, Donna A ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Bariatric surgery; Ethics; Obesity; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMORBIDITY; FAMILY COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; JUSTICE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OBESITY; PARENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SURGEON; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; COUNSELING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; OBESITY, MORBID; PARENTAL CONSENT; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 67649363500     PISSN: 10558586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2009.04.009     Document Type: Article

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