title: Delaying surgery for obese patients or smokers is a bad idea.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Biomedical Ethics, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shaw
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures / Q000941:ethics* / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D018579:Patient Selection / Q000941:ethics*; D011050:Policy Making; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013997:Time Factors; D006113:United Kingdom