Tian, Wenqiang; Hurley, Robert E.; Clement, Dolores G. - In: International Journal of Public Policy 5 (2010) 2/3, pp. 204-221
This paper assessed the rapid diffusion of bariatric surgery programs, the surgical treatment for morbid obesity, in US … expansion. We found that diffusion of bariatric surgery programs was consistent with findings of diffusion of other medical … limited support for the association between some organisational and environmental factors and development of bariatric surgery …