Abstract
Despite the continued increase in surgical procedures for weight loss, the dramatic increase in the prevalence of morbid obesity far outpaces the treatments to correct it. As a result, the primary care physician is increasingly more likely to be evaluating patients who are either candidates for weight loss surgery or who have already undergone a weight loss procedure. Unique medical and social situations must be considered when evaluating these patients, and it is anticipated that all physicians will be seeing a greater number of complex or challenging patients.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 383-392 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Medical Clinics of North America |
Volume | 91 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 2007 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine