Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
Volume 2, Issue 5 , Pages 497-503, September 2006

The ASBS Bariatric Surgery Centers of Excellence program: a blueprint for quality improvement

Presented at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, San Francisco, California, June 26, 2006

  • Gary M. Pratt, B.S.

      Affiliations

    • Surgical Review Corporation, Raleigh, North Carolina
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  • Byron McLees, Ph.D., M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Surgical Review Corporation, Raleigh, North Carolina
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  • Walter J. Pories, M.D., F.A.C.S.

      Affiliations

    • Surgical Review Corporation, Raleigh, North Carolina
    • Department of Surgery, East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, North Carolina
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Walter J. Pories, M.D., F.A.C.S., Department of Surgery, East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine, 600 Moye Boulevard, Greenville, NC 27858.

Received 16 June 2006; received in revised form 18 July 2006; accepted 19 July 2006.

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PII: S1550-7289(06)00726-X

doi:10.1016/j.soard.2006.07.004

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
Volume 2, Issue 5 , Pages 497-503, September 2006