ASMBS position statement on preoperative supervised weight loss requirements

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 257-260

  Brethauer, Stacy ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICARE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; OBESITY; PHYSICIAN; POSITION STATEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; HUMANS; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; OBESITY, MORBID; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 79957662246     PISSN: 15507289     EISSN: 18787533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2011.03.003     Document Type: Review

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