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UNINA9910456661403321 |
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Titolo |
Bariatric surgery [[electronic resource] /] / editors, Nadey S. Hakim ... [et al.] |
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London, : Imperial College Press |
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Hackensack, N.J., : Distributed by Distributed by World Scientific Pub. Co. Pte. Ltd., 2011 |
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1-283-14821-8 |
9786613148216 |
1-84816-589-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (415 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Obesity - Surgery |
Morbid obesity - Surgery |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents; Foreword (by Michael G. Sarr, Mayo Clinic, USA); Chapter 1 Indications for Bariatric Surgery and Selecting the Appropriate Procedure John B. Dixon; Chapter 2 Anaesthesia in Bariatric Surgery Ernesto Pizzirani and Giuseppe Calcarella; Chapter 3 Intragastric Balloon (BIB®) in the Management of Morbid Obesity Disease Alfredo Genco, Roberta Maselli and Nicola Basso; Chapter 4 Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding Gianni Segato, Nadey Hakim, Maurizio De Luca and Franco Favretti |
Chapter 5 Long-Term Results in Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding (LAP-BAND®) for Obese Patients Maurizio De Luca, Luca Busetto, Gianni Segato, Nadey S. Hakim and Franco FavrettiChapter 6 Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding (LAP-BAND®): Diagnosis, Prevention and Treatment of Complications Maurizio De Luca, Luca Busetto, Gianni Segato, Nadey S. Hakim and Franco Favretti; Chapter 7 Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Bruno Dillemans and Sebastiaan Van Cauwenberge; Chapter 8 New Technologies in Bariatric Surgery Matthias Lannoo and Andre D'Hoore |
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Chapter 9 Imaging of Complications After Bariatric Surgery Jose C. Varghese and Shuvro H. Roy-ChoudhuryChapter 10 Sequential Treatment of Obesity Maurizio De Luca, Luca Busetto, Gianni Segato and Franco Favretti; Chapter 11 Bariatric Surgery: When the Miracle is Not Enough Melodie K. Moorehead; Chapter 12 Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Co-Morbidities Sebastiaan Van Cauwenberge and Bruno Dillemans; Chapter 13 Impact on Life Expectancy After Bariatric Surgery Luca Busetto, Elisa Calo', Marco Mazza and Giuliano Enzi; Index |
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Over the last two decades, obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the world, resulting in suffering and premature death. Morbid obesity is a chronic medical illness that has long-reaching consequences and is caused by multiple factors. Bariatric surgery and other non-invasive procedures in carefully selected patients are effective treatments for obesity. It is the only tool for sustained and effective long-term weight loss. The field of surgery is developing rapidly - offering innovative options for patients who have failed to lose weight by diet, exercise and pharmacological methods. The |
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UNINA9910455667703321 |
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Horne Gerald |
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Race woman [[electronic resource] ] : the lives of Shirley Graham Du Bois / / Gerald Horne |
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New York, : New York University Press, c2000 |
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0-8147-4457-5 |
0-585-43462-X |
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1 online resource (404 p.) |
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African American women |
African Americans |
African American women political activists |
African Americans - Politics and government - 20th century |
African Americans - Intellectual life - 20th century |
African American authors |
Electronic books. |
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Monografia |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction: Perspectives; 1 Family; 2 On Her Journey Now; 3 The Middle of Her Journey; 4 Crossroads; 5 Shirley Graham Du Bois; 6 Home; 7 On the Road Again; 8 Mother, Africa; 9 Detour; 10 Black, to the Left; 11 The End of Her Journey; Notes; Index; About the Author |
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One of the most intriguing activists and artists of the twentieth century, Shirley Graham Du Bois also remains one of the least studied and understood. In Race Woman , Gerald Horne draws a revealing portrait of this controversial figure who championed the civil rights movement in America, the liberation struggles in Africa and the socialist struggles in Maoist China. Through careful analysis and use of personal correspondence, interviews, and previously unexamined documents, Horne explores her work as a Harlem Renaissance playwright, biographer, composer, teacher, novelist, Left political acti |
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