Body image concerns in obese women seeking bariatric surgery

Ethnicity and Inequalities in Health and Social Care

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 96-107

  Ghai, Amrita ^a   Milosevic, Irena ^a,b   Laliberte, Michele ^a,b   Taylor, Valerie H ^c   McCabe, Randi E ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c WOMEN S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Body image; Health; Healthcare; Mental health; Obesity; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84914166767     PISSN: 17570980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EIHSC-11-2013-0044     Document Type: Article

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