Medical Care for Obese Patients: Advice for Health Care Professionals
Tags: OVERWEIGHT persons -- Medical care; OBESITY; HEALTH
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- Introduction of laparoscopic bariatric surgery in England: observational population cohort study. Burns, Elaine M.; Naseem, Haris; Bottle, Alex; Lazzarino, Antonio Ivan; Aylin, Paul; Darzi, Ara; Moorthy, Krishna; Faiz, Omar // BMJ: British Medical Journal (Overseas & Retired Doctors Edition;9/11/2010, Vol. 341 Issue 7772, p546
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- Overweight patients. Gibbons, Pamela // British Medical Journal (Clinical Research Edition);3/28/1981, Vol. 282 Issue 6269, p1060
Focuses on the management of overweight patients. Tips on dieting; Objective of obese treatment; Need of long-term supervision from doctors.
