Obesity: An emerging concern for patients and nurses

Online Journal of Issues in Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Camden, Susan Gallagher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bariatric; Nursing care; Obesity

Indexed keywords

EID: 69649095132     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10913734     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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