The relationship of distance from the surgical centre on attendance and weight loss after laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery in the United Kingdom

Clinical Obesity

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 180-184

  Jennings, N ^a   Boyle, M ^a   Mahawar, K ^a   Balupuri, S ^a   Small, P ^a  

^a SUNDERLAND ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Follow up; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GEOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH BYPASS; UNITED KINGDOM; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84979069229     PISSN: 17588103     EISSN: 17588111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cob.12031     Document Type: Article

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