Health-related quality of life in severely and morbidly obese patients waiting for bariatric surgery in Finland

Scandinavian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 122-126

  Victorzon, Mikael ^a   Tolonen, P ^a   Sintonen, H ^b  

^a VAASA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

15D; Bariatric surgery; BMI (Body Mass Index); Co morbidity; Dimensions; Health related quality of life; Morbid obesity; Outcome; Questionnaire; Weight

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649501594     PISSN: 14574969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/145749691009900304     Document Type: Article

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