Gastric bypass surgery for obesity: weight loss, psychosocial outcome, and morbidity one and three years later

In two nonoverlapping cohorts of consecutive patients receiving gastric bypass for obesity, we interviewed 100 patients one year after operation and 60 patients at three years. Weight loss among patients in both cohorts averaged 45 kg; all had improved physical and emotional health, had stable marri...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Southern medical journal (Birmingham, Ala.) Ala.), 1986-12, Vol.79 (12), p.1511-1514
Hauptverfasser:	Rand, C S, Macgregor, A, Hankins, G
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Body Weight Feeding Behavior Female Humans Interview, Psychological Male Marriage Methods Obesity - psychology Obesity - therapy Postoperative Complications Self Concept Stomach - surgery Time Factors
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