Free Content Bariatric surgery: battling the bulge

Author: Towell, Elaine

Source: Bulletin of The Royal College of Surgeons of England, Volume 91, Number 10, November 2009 , pp. 338-340(3)

Publisher: The Royal College of Surgeons of England

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Abstract:

With almost one in four people in the UK currently obese, some surgeons have predicted that bariatric surgery will soon become the most common procedure carried out by general surgeons. The claim may seem far-fetched with current NHS provision of bariatric surgery limited to say the least. While some primary care trusts (PCTs) are funding some bariatric surgery, others offer no provision at all.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1308/147363509X477761

Affiliations: 1: Communications Department

Publication date: 2009-11-01

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