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May 01, 2008; Volume 75,Issue 5
Williams, Susan E.
- You have accessPerioperative management of bariatric surgery patients: Focus on metabolic bone diseaseSusan E. Williams, MD, MS, RD, CNSP, CCD, Karen Cooper, DO, Bradford Richmond, MD and Philip Schauer, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2008, 75 (5) 333-349;
Obese people are at risk of low bone mass to begin with, and bariatric surgery increases the risk. Primary care physicians play an important role in their preventive care.