Sex, Race, and Consideration of Bariatric Surgery Among Primary Care Patients with Moderate to Sever...
Sex, Race, and Consideration of Bariatric Surgery Among Primary Care Patients with Moderate to Severe Obesity
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Boston: Springer US
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English
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Boston: Springer US
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND
Bariatric surgery is one of few obesity treatments to produce substantial weight loss but only a small proportion of medically-eligible patients, especially men and racial minorities, undergo bariatric surgery.
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To describe primary care patients’ consideration of bariatric surgery, potential variation by sex...
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Sex, Race, and Consideration of Bariatric Surgery Among Primary Care Patients with Moderate to Severe Obesity
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3889969
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3889969
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0884-8734
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1525-1497
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10.1007/s11606-013-2603-1
