Bariatric surgery: A dilemma for the health system?

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 123, Issue 1311, 2010, Pages 12-14

  Foo, Jonathan ^a   Toomath, Robyn ^b   Wickremesekera, S Kusal ^b   Bann, Simon ^b   Stubbs, Richard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b CAPITAL AND COAST DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

^c Wakefield Clin Gastrointest Dis   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIATRIC SURGERY; COMORBIDITY; COST CONTROL; EATING HABIT; EDITORIAL; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESTYLE; MORBID OBESITY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEW ZEALAND; OBESITY; PANDEMIC; RISK FACTOR; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; HUMANS; OBESITY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 77949776224     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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