Treating severe obesity: Morbid weights and morbid waits

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 181, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 777-778

  Padwal, Raj S ^a   Sharma, Arya M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOBESITY AGENT;

ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MORBID OBESITY; MORBIDITY; NOTE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 72949121040     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.081508     Document Type: Note

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