Boom in Weight-Loss Surgery. Kerry Fehr-Snyder.
by Fehr-Snyder, Kerry; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 15Health. Publisher: Arizona Republic, 2004ISSN: 1522-323X;.Subject(s): Health risk assessment | Insurance -- Health | Obesity -- Surgery | Overweight persons | Stomach -- Surgery | Weight lossDDC classification: 050 Summary: "The number of weight-loss surgeries has exploded over the past 10 years along with America's expanding waistlines. The increase has driven more doctors to offer the surgery, increasing the risk of complications and death rates in some cases, and costing insurance companies so much money that some have now cut or limited coverage." (ARIZONA REPUBLIC) This article examines the increase in gastric-bypass surgery for patients who wish to lose weight.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Boom in Weight-Loss Surgery, June 27, 2004; pp. A1+.
"The number of weight-loss surgeries has exploded over the past 10 years along with America's expanding waistlines. The increase has driven more doctors to offer the surgery, increasing the risk of complications and death rates in some cases, and costing insurance companies so much money that some have now cut or limited coverage." (ARIZONA REPUBLIC) This article examines the increase in gastric-bypass surgery for patients who wish to lose weight.
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