Journal article
Regional Variations in the Public Delivery of Bariatric Surgery
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: We evaluated regional access to bariatric surgery within the high-volume, center of excellence (COE) model of Ontario, Canada.
BACKGROUND: In 2009, Ontario implemented Canada's first regionalized bariatric surgical care system based on a COE. Because of this, a small number of COEs service a large population and geographic area.
Authors
Doumouras AG; Saleh F; Gmora S; Anvari M; Hong D
Journal
Annals of Surgery, Vol. 263, No. 2, pp. 306–311
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
February 2016
DOI
10.1097/sla.0000000000001129
ISSN
0003-4932