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Surgery: How safe is bariatric surgery?

  • Jacob A. Greenberg
    ,
  • Malcolm K. Robinson
  • Harvard University
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Sustainable Development Goals

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well

Abstract

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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Scholary Output:
Contribution to journal
Short survey
 Peer-review

Original language

English (US)

Pages from-to (Number of pages)

Pages 645-646 (2 pages)

Journal (Volume, Issue Number)

Nature Reviews Endocrinology (Volume 5, Issue 12)

Publication milestones

  • Published - 12/2009

Publication status

Published - 12/2009

ISSN

1759-5029

Publication IDs

  • Scopus: 70749118428
  • PubMed: 19924147

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