The impact of socioeconomic factors on patient preparation for bariatric surgery

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1089-1095

  Balduf, Lisa M ^a   Kohn, Geoffrey P ^b   Galanko, Joseph A ^b   Farrell, Timothy M ^b  

^a Presbyterian General Surgery   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Education; Health insurance; Obesity; Socioeconomic factors; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY WEIGHT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEIGHT; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADULT; AGED; BARIATRIC SURGERY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SELF CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650945038     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-009-9889-4     Document Type: Article

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