The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 199, Issue 5 , Pages 604-608 , May 2010

Medical tourism in bariatric surgery

  • Daniel W. Birch, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Center for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Royal Alexandra Hospital, 10240 Kingsway, Edmonton, Alberta, T5H 3V9 Canada
    • Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel.: +1-780-735-4786; fax: +1-780-735-4771
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  • Lan Vu, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada
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  • Shahzeer Karmali, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Center for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Royal Alexandra Hospital, 10240 Kingsway, Edmonton, Alberta, T5H 3V9 Canada
    • Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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  • Carlene Johnson Stoklossa, R.D.

      Affiliations

    • Weight Wise Program, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada
    • ,
  • Arya M. Sharma, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Weight Wise Program, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada

Received 7 November 2009 ,Revised 12 January 2010

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PII: S0002-9610(10)00036-X

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2010.01.002

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 199, Issue 5 , Pages 604-608 , May 2010

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