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
    • ,
  • 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 ,Revised 18 July 2006 ,Accepted 19 July 2006.

Reference 

  1. Requirements for provisional Status and Full Approval and process for application for ASBS Centers of Excellence. Available from www.surgicalreview.org. Accessed June 15, 2006.

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

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