Scott & White Mem Hospital & Clinic, Temple, Texas
Patients do not comply with behavioral recommendations after bariatric surgery
Published in Pharma Law Weekly, June 28th, 2005
According to a study from the United States, "Bariatric surgery has been increasingly utilized for treatment of severe obesity. Although initial weight loss following surgery is almost completely assured, little is known about long-term outcome and patient compliance with post-surgical behavioral recommendations for diet and exercise that would improve outcome."
G. Elkins and associates at Scott and White Memorial Hospital and Clinic in Temple, Texas explained, "The purpose of this study was to examine the rate of noncompliance with behavioral...
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Source: Pharma Law Weekly (2005-06-28)
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