Gastric band adjustment credentialing guidelines for physician extenders.
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Gastric band adjustment credentialing guidelines for physician extenders Pamela Davis, R.N., C.B.N., Lisa West-Smith, Ph.D., L.C.S.W., Laura L. Baldwin, R.N., Karen M. Flanders, N.P., C.B.N., Melissa M. Davis, M.S.N., A.P.R.N., B.C., C.N.S., R.N.F.A., Lisa Rae Gergen, M.S.N., F.N.P., C.B.N., Paula R. Kilgore, R.N., C.B.N., Terry L. McKenzie, R.N., C.B.N., Debra A. Proulx, R.N. Chair, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Clinical Issues and Guidelines Committee, Gainesville, Florida Co-Chair, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Clinical Issues and Guidelines Committee, Gainesville, Florida Ad Hoc Member, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Clinical Issues and Guidelines Committee, Gainesville, Florida Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases 8 (2012) e69–e71
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery
دوره 8 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012