title: Characteristics of hospitals performing bariatric surgery.
authors.forename: Nancy J O
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Birkmeyer
authors.forename: Yongliang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Aaron
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goldfaden
authors.forename: John D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Birkmeyer
mesh_terms: D050110:Bariatric Surgery / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D003406:Credentialing; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D014481:United States