Not Signed In - Obesity Surgeries Have Jumped Dramatically Since 1998
Mon, 15 Jan 2007 08:00 AM EST
... Obesity surgeries for patients between the ages of 55 and 64 in the United States soared from 772 procedures in 1998 to 15,086 surgeries in 2004 a nearly 2,000 percent increase, according to a new report by HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. [click link for full article] ...
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