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