The %EBMIL/%EWL Double Booby-Trap. A Comment on Studies that Compare the Effect of Bariatric Surgery Between Heavier and Lighter Patients

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 612-613

  van de Laar, A W ^a  

^a SLOTERVAART HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASIAN; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXCESS WEIGHT LOSS; HUMAN; LETTER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARAMETERS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY; TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION; FEMALE; GASTRECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; OBESITY; PROCEDURES;

BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; GASTRECTOMY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; OBESITY;

EID: 84959122127     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: 17080428     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-015-1967-1     Document Type: Letter

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