Obesity: a rapidly expanding challenge
- PMID: 15129140
- DOI: 10.1097/00006247-200405000-00009
Obesity: a rapidly expanding challenge
Abstract
: Explore the health implications of obesity, commonly performed surgical procedures, and postoperative care needs of bariatric surgery patients.
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