Effectiveness of a prebariatric surgery insurance-required weight loss regimen and relation to postsurgical weight loss

Obesity

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 287-292

  Ochner, Christopher N ^a   Puma, Lauren M ^a   Raevuori, Anu ^b   Teixeira, Julio ^a   Geliebter, Allan ^a  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LAPAROSCOPY; LOW CALORY DIET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS INDEX; DIET, REDUCING; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 75749147041     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2009.230     Document Type: Article

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