Bariatric aftercare and outcomes in the medicaid population following sleeve gastrectomy

Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2015, Pages

  Bellows, Charles F ^a   Gauthier, Jason M ^a   Webber, Larry S ^b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aftercare; Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy; Medicaid; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFTERCARE; BODY MASS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTRECTOMY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MEDICAID; OBESITY, MORBID; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AFTERCARE; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTRECTOMY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MEDICAID; OBESITY, MORBID; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84924206279     PISSN: 10868089     EISSN: 19383797     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4293/JSLS.2014.00280     Document Type: Article

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