Bariatric surgery for obese adolescents: Should surgery be used to treat the childhood obesity epidemic?

Pediatric Health

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-40

  Lynn, Christy H ^a   Miller, Jennifer L ^b  

^a Department of Pediatrics ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Childhood obesity; Efficacy; Safety

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT HEALTH; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; DIET THERAPY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LONG TERM CARE; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REVIEW; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 70349641706     PISSN: 17455111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/17455111.3.1.33     Document Type: Review

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