Primary care physicians’ knowledge, attitudes and concerns about bariatric surgery and the association with referral patterns: a Swedish survey study

BACKGROUND: Obesity prevalence is increasing globally. Bariatric surgery is an effective treatment for severe and complex obesity resulting in significant and sustained weight loss. In Sweden, most bariatric surgery patients are referred by primary care physicians. We aimed to explore barriers for p...

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Autores principales: Memarian, Ensieh, Carrasco, Daniel, Thulesius, Hans, Calling, Susanna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8030650/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33832469
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12902-021-00723-8

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8030650/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33832469
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12902-021-00723-8

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