title: The evolution of bariatric surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of the Army, Western Regional Medical Command, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA 98431, USA. Electronic address: preston.l.carter.civ@mail.mil.
authors.forename: Preston L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Carter
mesh_terms: D050110:Bariatric Surgery / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000266:history* / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Bariatric surgery; Obesity; Surgical history