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Weight Loss Surgery Utilization in Patients Aged 14–25 With Severe Obesity Among Several Healthcare Institutions in the United States
Introduction: Obesity is associated with early co-morbidities and higher mortality. Even though weight loss surgery (WLS) in adolescents with severe obesity reliably achieves safe and lasting improvement in BMI and superior resolution of comorbid diseases, its utilization among young patients in the...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6156515/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30283764 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2018.00251 |