TY - JOUR
T1 - Surgery
T2 - How safe is bariatric surgery?
AU - Greenberg, Jacob A.
AU - Robinson, Malcolm K.
PY - 2009/12
Y1 - 2009/12
N2 - The use of bariatric surgery for the treatment of morbid obesity has increased dramatically over the past decade, which has raised concerns about safety, efficacy and cost-effectiveness. A new study by the longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery consortium has assessed the safety of these increasingly frequent procedures.
AB - The use of bariatric surgery for the treatment of morbid obesity has increased dramatically over the past decade, which has raised concerns about safety, efficacy and cost-effectiveness. A new study by the longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery consortium has assessed the safety of these increasingly frequent procedures.
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U2 - 10.1038/nrendo.2009.221
DO - 10.1038/nrendo.2009.221
M3 - Short survey
C2 - 19924147
AN - SCOPUS:70749118428
VL - 5
SP - 645
EP - 646
JO - Nature Clinical Practice Endocrinology and Metabolism
JF - Nature Clinical Practice Endocrinology and Metabolism
SN - 1759-5029
IS - 12
ER -