Distance to clinic and follow-up visit compliance in adolescent gastric bypass cohort

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 611-615

  Jenkins, Todd M ^a   Xanthakos, Stavra A ^a   Zeller, Meg H ^a   Barnett, Sean J ^a   Inge, Thomas H ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Bariatric surgery; Gastric bypass; Geographic Information Systems; Patient compliance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; BIOGEOGRAPHIC REGION; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH BYPASS;

ADOLESCENT; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; GASTRIC BYPASS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; TRAVEL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053336836     PISSN: 15507289     EISSN: 18787533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2011.01.039     Document Type: Article

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