title: Management of morbid obesity: bariatric surgery in context.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Traverse City, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Todd M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Sheperd
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019440:Anti-Obesity Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001067:Appetite Depressants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D049088:Bariatrics / Q000379:methods*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D015897:Comorbidity; D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000379:methods; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D015391:Gastroplasty; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D019440:Anti-Obesity Agents; D001067:Appetite Depressants