A guide to weight loss surgery
Subtitle: professional and personal views
By: Rhonda L. Hamilton.
Series: The Praeger series on contemporary health and living
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780275997823
Subjects: Obesity -- Surgery -- Popular works
Genres: Popular works.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Diets fail; title: Risks of chronic obesity; title: Benefits of surgery and how to choose a surgery; title: Risks of surgery; title: How to choose a surgeon and a hospital; title: How to navigate through insurance hassles; title: Life after surgery; title: When bariatric surgery is unsuccessful.