On-line bariatric surgery information session as effective as in-person information session

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 225-229

  Eaton, Lisa ^a   Walsh, Christine ^a   Magnuson, Thomas ^a   Schweitzer, Michael ^a   Lidor, Anne ^a   Nguyen, Hien ^a   Steele, Kimberley ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Education; Information session; Internet; On line

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; COMORBIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BALTIMORE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REMOTE CONSULTATION; SELF DISCLOSURE;

EID: 84858706197     PISSN: 15507289     EISSN: 18787533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2011.10.015     Document Type: Article

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