Gastric bypass surgery in the United States, 1998-2002

T.M. Smoot, P. Xu, Peter Hilsenrath, N.C. Kuppersmith and K.P. Singh

American Journal of Public Health, 2006, vol. 96, issue 7, 1187-1189

Abstract: We assessed the prevalence of gastric bypass surgeries in the United States on the basis of data from the 1998 to 2002 National Hospital Discharge Survey. Between 1998 and 2002, rates (per 100000 adults) increased significantly (P

Date: 2006
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