Bariatric surgery, ethical obligation, and the life cycle of medical innovation

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 22-24

  de Ville, Kenneth ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; ETHICS; EXPERIMENTAL THERAPY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MORALITY; OBESITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REGISTER; STANDARD;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; OBESITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REGISTRIES; THERAPIES, INVESTIGATIONAL;

EID: 78650290807     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2010.528526     Document Type: Article

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