Access to bariatric surgery and patients with diabetes

JAMA

Volumn 302, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1055-1056

  Rubino, Francesco ^a  

^a NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; OBESITY; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCREENING; SEX DIFFERENCE; ECONOMICS; NOTE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS INDEX; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS; OBESITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 70149092797     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2009.1288     Document Type: Letter

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