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‘The only chance of a normal weight life’: A qualitative analysis of online forum discussions about bariatric surgery

BACKGROUND: The only effective weight loss treatment for severe obesity is bariatric surgery, with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass being the most common method. Patients often have unrealistic expectations of surgery and expect a “miracle cure” even though the procedure requires major lifelong lifestyle ch...

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Autores principales: Willmer, Mikaela, Salzmann-Erikson, Martin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6201906/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30359394
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0206066