Bariatric surgery for diabetes: The International Diabetes Federation takes a position

Journal of Diabetes

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 261-264

  Dixon, John B ^a   Zimmet, Paul ^a   Alberti, K George ^b   Mbanya, Jean Claude ^c   Rubino, Francesco ^d  

^a BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^d WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastric; Guidelines; Registry; Surgery; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

BARIATRIC SURGERY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMORBIDITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETIC OBESITY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NOTE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; OBESITY, MORBID; RISK;

EID: 82355169227     PISSN: 17530393     EISSN: 17530407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-0407.2011.00144.x     Document Type: Note

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