Patient-reported outcomes in bariatric surgery: A systematic review of standards of reporting

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 707-720

  Coulman, K D ^a,b   Abdelrahman, T ^a,b   Owen Smith, A ^a   Andrews, R C ^a,b   Welbourn, R ^b   Blazeby, J M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b MUSGROVE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Health related quality of life; Patient reported outcomes; Reporting

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BODY BUILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EATING DISORDER; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SELF REPORT; SHORT FORM 36; STUDY DESIGN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; OBESITY, MORBID; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; HUMANS; OBESITY, MORBID; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84881609386     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/obr.12041     Document Type: Article

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