What’s Age Got to Do With It? A Comparison of Bariatric Surgical Outcomes Among Young, Midlife, Older and Oldest Adults

Bariatric surgery has become an accepted method to treat obesity and its related diseases in adults; nevertheless, few bariatric surgery follow-up studies compare changes in body mass index (BMI), disease outcomes, and side effects among age groups. This study compares bariatric surgery outcomes acr...

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Main Authors: Cindy L. Marihart PhD, Ardith R. Brunt PhD, Samuel A. Marihart BA, Angela A. Geraci PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-01-01
Series:Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2333721415621812