Moral challenges with surgical treatment of type 2 diabetes

Journal of Diabetes and its Complications

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 597-603

  Hofmann, Bjørn ^a,b   Hjelmesæth, Jøran ^c,d   Søvik, Torgeir Thorson ^e  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c VESTFOLD HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^e ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Discrimination; Ethics; Evidence; Harm; Informed consent; Justice; Moral; Obesity; Risk; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BEHAVIOR; BODY MASS; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MORALITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; DISCRIMINATION; ETHICS; EVIDENCE; HARM; INFORMED CONSENT; JUSTICE; MORAL; OBESITY; RISK; TYPE 2 DIABETES;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS INDEX; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; DECISION MAKING; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MORALS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84887031017     PISSN: 10568727     EISSN: 1873460X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2013.07.006     Document Type: Article

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